Arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Orientales department
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There are 3 arrondissements in the Pyrénées-Orientales 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 Pyrénées-Orientales are:
| INSEE code |
Arrondissement | Capital | Population[2] (2014) |
Area[3] (km²) |
Density (inh./km²) |
Communes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 661 | Céret | Céret | 73,192 | 953.5 | 76.8 | 40 |
| 662 | Perpignan | Perpignan | 349,959 | 1,317.4 | 265.6 | 86 |
| 663 | Prades | Prades | 43,176 | 1,845.1 | 23.4 | 100 |
History
changeSince its creation, the Pyrénées-Orientales department, first with the name of Roussillon, has had few changes:[4]
- 1790 : creation of the department with three districts: Perpignan, Prades, Cèret
- 1800 : creation of the arrondissements: Perpignan, Prades, Cèret
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Département des Pyrénées-Orientales (66)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 6 February 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 February 2017.
- ↑ "Département des Pyrénées-Orientales (66)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
- ↑ "Historique des Pyrénées-Orientales". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 4 August 2013.