As parts of the department Seine, the arrondissement of Créteil was established in 1964, and the arrondissement of Nogent-sur-Marne in 1966.[2] In 1968 the department Val-de-Marne was created from parts of the former departments Seine and Seine-et-Oise, and the arrondissements of Créteil and Nogent-sur-Marne became part of it.[3] The arrondissement of L'Haÿ-les-Roses was created in January 1973.[4]
The borders of the arrondissements of Val-de-Marne were modified in February 2017:[5]
eight communes from the arrondissement of Créteil to the arrondissement of L'Haÿ-les-Roses
two communes from the arrondissement of Créteil to the arrondissement of Nogent-sur-Marne
three communes from the arrondissement of Nogent-sur-Marne to the arrondissement of Créteil