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Arrondissements of the Vaucluse department

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Map of arrondissements of the Vaucluse department.

The 3 arrondissements of the Vaucluse department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Apt, (subprefecture: Apt) with 57 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 128,793 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Avignon, (prefecture of the Vaucluse department: Avignon) with 17 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 214,340 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Carpentras, (subprefecture: Carpentras) with 77 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 215,881 in 2016.

History

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In 1800, the arrondissements of Avignon, Apt, Carpentras and Orange were established. The arrondissement of Orange was abolished in 1926. Cavaillon replaced Apt as subprefecture in 1926, which was reverted in 1933.[2]

The borders of the arrondissements of Vaucluse were modified in January 2017:[3]

  • one commune from the arrondissement of Apt to the arrondissement of Avignon
  • two communes from the arrondissement of Avignon to the arrondissement of Apt
  • 21 communes from the arrondissement of Avignon to the arrondissement of Carpentras
  • two communes from the arrondissement of Carpentras to the arrondissement of Avignon

References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  2. ^ Historique de Vaucluse
  3. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 11–15. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
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