Arrondissements of the Haute-Saône department
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There are 2 arrondissements in the Haute-Saône department.[1] The French departments, and in other countries, are divided into arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts (in some cases, as boroughs). The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture.
If the prefecture (capital) of the department is in an arrondissement, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture.
Arrondissements are further divided into communes.
The arrondissements of Haute-Saône are:
| INSEE code |
Arrondissement | Capital | Population[2] (2014) |
Area[3] (km²) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
Communes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 701 | Lure | Lure | 108,725 | 1,848.3 | 58.8 | 195 |
| 702 | Vesoul | Vesoul | 129,622 | 3,511.8 | 36.9 | 347 |
History
changeSince its creation, the Haute-Saône department has had few changes:[4]
- 1790 : creation of the department with six districts: Jussey, Luxeuil, Lure, Vesoul, Gray and Champlitte with the capital in Gray alternating with Vesoul.
- 1794 : only Gray remained as the capital of the department.
- 1800 : creation of the arrondissements: Vesoul, Gray and Lure; the capital was moved from Gray to Vesoul.
- 1926 : the arrondissement of Gray was eliminated.
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Département de la Haute-Saône (70)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ↑ "Département de la Haute-Saône (70)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
- ↑ "Historique de la Haute-Saône". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 6 July 2017.