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arrondissements
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands.
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France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'', ...
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Ardèche
Ardèche (; oc, Ardecha; frp, Ardecha) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. It is named after the river Ardèche and had a population of 328,278 as of 2019.[department
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Arrondissement of Largentière
The arrondissement of Largentière is an arrondissement of France in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 151 communes. Its population is 101,490 (2016), and its area is .
Composition
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Largentière
Largentière ( ; ''L'Argentièira'' in Occitan) is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southern France.
It is located in the narrow valley of the Ligne, approximately ten kilometres ...
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communes
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. The population of the arrondissement was 101,490 in 2016.
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Arrondissement of Privas
The arrondissement of Privas is an arrondissement of France in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 66 communes. Its population is 84,907 (2016), and its area is .
Composition
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prefecture
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of the Ardèche department:
Privas
Privas (; oc, Privàs , also ) is a city located in France, in the department of Ardèche.
With its 8,465 inhabitants (2019), it is the least populated prefecture (capital of a department).
It was the location of the 1629 Siege of Priva ...
) with 66 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 84,907 in 2016.
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Arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhône
The arrondissement of Tournon-sur-Rhône is an Arrondissements of France, arrondissement of France in the Ardèche Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region. It has 118 Communes of France, communes. It ...
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Tournon-sur-Rhône
Tournon-sur-Rhône (; oc, Tornon) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. It is one of the most populous commune in the Ardèche department, after Annonay, Aubenas, and Guilherand-Granges.
Geography
It is located on the ...
) with 118 communes.
The population of the arrondissement was 138,760 in 2016.
History
In 1800 the arrondissements of Privas, Largentière, Tournon were established.
[Historique de l'Ardèche]
/ref> All of them have never been disbanded. In 2007 the four cantons of Antraigues-sur-Volane, Aubenas, Vals-les-Bains and Villeneuve-de-Berg from the arrondissement of Privas were assigned to the arrondissement of Largentière.
References
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Arrondissements by departments of France, Ardeche
Arrondissements of Ardèche,