Arrondissements of the Drôme department
The 3 arrondissements of the Drôme department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Die, (subprefecture: Die) with 113 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 67,063 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Nyons, (subprefecture: Nyons) with 149 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 148,049 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Valence, (prefecture of the Drôme department: Valence) with 102 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 292,921 in 2016.
History
In 1800 the arrondissements of Valence, Die, Montélimar and Nyons were established. The arrondissement of Montélimar was disbanded in 1926.[3] 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.[3]
The borders of the arrondissements of Drôme were modified in January 2017:[4]
- six communes from the arrondissement of Die to the arrondissement of Nyons
- one commune from the arrondissement of Die to the arrondissement of Valence
- 17 communes from the arrondissement of Valence to the arrondissement of Die
- one commune from the arrondissement of Valence to the arrondissement of Nyons
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