Arrondissements of the Bouches-du-Rhône department

The 4 arrondissements of the Bouches-du-Rhône department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence, (subprefecture: Aix-en-Provence) with 48 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 450,153 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Arles, (subprefecture: Arles) with 29 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 171,684 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Istres, (subprefecture: Istres) with 21 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 327,971 in 2016.
  4. Arrondissement of Marseille, (prefecture of the Bouches-du-Rhône department: Marseille) with 21 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 1,069,909 in 2016.
Map of arrondissements of the Bouches-du-Rhône department.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Marseille, Aix and Tarascon were established. In 1817 Arles replaced Tarascon as subprefecture. The arrondissement of Istres was created in 1981.[2]

The borders of the arrondissements of Bouches-du-Rhône were modified in March 2017:[3]

  • two communes from the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence to the arrondissement of Istres
  • one commune from the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence to the arrondissement of Marseille
  • six communes from the arrondissement of Arles to the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence
  • two communes from the arrondissement of Arles to the arrondissement of Istres
  • one commune from the arrondissement of Marseille to the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence

References
  1. "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  2. Historique des Bouches-du-Rhône
  3. "Arrêté préfectoral, 17 February 2017" (PDF). pp. 16–19. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
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