Arrondissements of the Lozère department

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There are 2 arrondissements in the Lozère 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.

Map of the two arrondissements

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 Lozère are:

INSEE
code
Arrondissement Capital Population[2]
(2014)
Area[3]
(km²)
Density
(inh./km²)
Communes
481 Florac Florac Trois Rivières 13,313 1,687.5 7.9 44
482 Mende Mende 63,047 3,479.4 18.1 132

History change

Since its creation, the Pyrénées-Orientales department, first with the name of Roussillon, has had few changes:[4]

  • 1790 : creation of the department with seven districts: Mende, Marvejols, Florac, Langogne, Villefort, Meyrueis, Saint-Chély); the capital was Mende alternating with Marvejois. In that same year, Mende remain as the only capital.
  • 1800 : creation of the arrondissements: Mende, Florac and Marvejols.
  • 1926 : the arrondissement of Marvejols was eliminated.

Related pages change

References change

  1. "Département de La Lozère (48)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  3. "Département de la Lozère (48)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  4. "Historique de la Lozère". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 25 June 2015.