The 3
arrondissements
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, and certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands.
Europe
France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissemen ...
of the
Drôme
Drôme (; Occitan: ''Droma''; Arpitan: ''Drôma'') is the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Named after the river Drôme, it had a population of 516,762 as of 2019. department are:
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Arrondissement of Die, (
subprefecture
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Albania
There are twelve Counties of Albania, Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is divided into several Districts of Albania, district ...
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Die) with 112
communes
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
. The population of the arrondissement was 68,574 in 2021.
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Arrondissement of Nyons, (subprefecture:
Nyons
Nyons (; ) is a subprefecture of the Drôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. In 2021, the commune had a population of 6,771.
Nyons is a sub-prefecture of the department. Its olives have PDO status. ) with 150 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 152,789 in 2021.
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Arrondissement of Valence, (
prefecture
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of the Drôme department:
Valence) with 101 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 298,095 in 2021.
History
In 1800 the arrondissements of Valence, Die, Montélimar and Nyons were established. The arrondissement of Montélimar was disbanded in 1926.
[Historique de la Drôme]
/ref> In 2006 the four cantons of Dieulefit, Marsanne, Montélimar-1 and Montélimar-2 that previously belonged to the arrondissement of Valence were assigned to the arrondissement of Nyons.[
The borders of the arrondissements of Drôme were modified in January 2017:]
References
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