There are 5 "arrondissements" (districts), 23 "cantons" and 427 "communes" (municipalities) in Haute-Marne.
The following is a list of the 17 cantons of the Haute-Marne department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
The inhabitants of the Haute-Marne department are known, in French, as "Haut-Marnais" (women: "Haut-Marnaises"),
Haute-Marne had a population, in 2014, of 180,673, for a population density of inhabitants/km. The "arrondissement" of Saint-Dizier, with 71,371 inhabitants, is the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants.
Evolution of the population in Haute-Marne
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the Haute-Marne department are:
Meurthe-et-Moselle
Meurthe-et-Moselle is a department in the Grand Est region of France, named after the Meurthe and Moselle rivers. The prefecture (capital) of Meurthe-et-Moselle is Nancy.
Meurthe-et-Moselle was created in 1871 at the end of the Franco-Prussian War from the parts of the former departments of Moselle and Meurthe that were left to France with Nancy as is capital. It was divided in 4 "arrondissements": Briey, Lunéville, Toul and Nancy.
The current boundary between Meurthe-et-Moselle and Moselle was the border between France and Germany from 1871 to 1919 and again between 1940 and 1944.
On 10 September 1926, the "arrondissements" of Toul were eliminated but it was made again, in 1943, an "arrondissement".
The Meurthe-et-Moselle department is in the Grand Est region. It is bordered by 4 departments, all in the same region. To the northwest, the department borders Belgium and Luxembourg.
Meurthe-et-Moselle has an area of ; it is from north to south and is wide, forming a panhandle in the north of the department.
Its highest point is in the Roc de Taurupt () between the "communes" Bionville and Raon-sur-Plaine (Vosges) in the western part of the department; it is high.
The main rivers in the department are the Meurthe and the Moselle; the department is named after this two rivers. Other rivers are the Chiers (tributary of the Meuse) and the Vezouze (a tributary of the Meurthe).
The area around Nancy, at an altitude of about , is characterized by climates with few extremes of temperature. The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Troyes is a "Marine West Coast Climate" and of the subtype "Cfb".
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Nancy is . The month with the most precipitation on average is June with of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of .
The average temperature for the year in Nancy is . The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of
Meurthe-et-Moselle is managed by the "Departmental Council of Meurthe-et-Moselle" in Nancy. The department is part of the Grand Est region.
There are 4 "arrondissements" (districts), 23 "cantons" and 594 "communes" (municipalities) in Meurthe-et-Moselle.
The following is a list of the 23 cantons of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
The inhabitants of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department are known, in French, as "Meurthois" or "Meurthe-et-Mosellans" (women: "Meurthoises" or "Meurthe-et-Mosellanes"),
Meurthe-et-Moselle had a population, in 2013, of 731,004, for a population density of inhabitants/km. The "arrondissement" of Nancy, with 417,430 inhabitants, is the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants.
Evolution of the population in Meurthe-et-Moselle
The 10 "communes" with more inhabitants in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department are:
The economy was highly dependent on mining until the 1960s. There are iron, salt, and lime mines. The urban area around Nancy has a very active economy based largely on services, research, and higher education.
Meuse (department)
Meuse is a department found in the east of France in the Grand Est region. Its prefecture is Bar-le-Duc. Its population is about 193,000 (2006 estimation). It is one of the 83 first French departments made during the French revolution.
Morbihan
Morbihan (; , ) is a department found in the west of France in the Brittany region. Its prefecture is Vannes and its population is about 677,000 (2006 estimation). It is one of the 83 first French departments made during the French revolution.
Morbihan has also two subprefectures: Lorient and Pontivy.
Nièvre
Nièvre is a department in the centre of France, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It is named after the Nièvre river, a tributary of the Loire. Its prefecture and largest city is Nevers.
Nièvre is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 with Nevers as its capital. It was formed from part of the old province of "Nivernais" and its name was written at first as Nyèvre.
It was divided in nine districts: Nevers, Saint-Pierre-le-Moutier, Decize, Moulins-Engilbert, Château-Chinon, Corbigny, Clamecy, Cosne and La Charité.
In 1800, with the creation of the "arrondissements" in France, the nine districts were changed into four "arrondissements": Nevers, Château-Chinon, Clamecy and Cosne.
On 10 September 1926, the "arrondissement" of Cosne was eliminated but in 1943 it became again an "arrondissement" of the department.
Nièvre is part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has an area of . The highest point of the department is Mont Préneley (), high; it is in the "commune" Glux-en-Glenne.
The department borders with six departments in three regions:
There are three main geographical zones in the department:
The main rivers in the department are the Loire, that makes most of the western border, with its tributaries Allier and Aron; and the Yonne, with its tributary Cure.
The Köppen climate classification type for the climate at Nevers is an "Oceanic climate" (also known as Maritime Temperate climate) and of the subtype "Cfb".
It rains in all seasons but precipitations are more important in the eastern zone, in the Morvan, and weaker in the Loire valley.
Nièvre is managed by the "Departmental Council of Nièvre" in Nevers. The department is part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
There are 4 "arrondissements" (districts), 17 "cantons" and 309 "communes" (municipalities) in Nièvre.
The following is a list of the 17 cantons of the Nièvre department (with their INSEE codes), following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015:
The inhabitants of Nièvre are known, in French, as "Nivernais" (women: "Nivernaises").
Nièvre had a population, in 2014, of 213,569, for a population density of inhabitants/km. The "arrondissement" of Nevers, with 118,087 inhabitants, is the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants.
Evolution of the population in Nièvre
The 10 "communes" with more inhabitants in the department are:
Nord (department)
Nord is a department in the north of France, in the Hauts-de-France region. Its name is because the department is in the north of France. Its prefecture is Lille.
Nord is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790 with Douai as is capital.
It was divided in eight districts: Avesnes, Bergues, Cambrai, Douai, Hazebrouck, Lille, Le Quesnoy and Valenciennes.
In 1800, with the creation of the "arrondissements" in France, the eight districts were changed into six "arrondissements": Avesnes, Bergues, Cambrai, Cassel, Douai and Lille.
In 1803, the capital of the department was moved from Douai to Lille and the subprefecture of Bergues was moved to Dunkirk.
The "arrondissement" of Valenciennes was created in 1824.
The subprefecture of Cassel was moved to Hazebrouck in 1857. On 10 September 1926, the "arrondissement" of Hazebrouck was eliminated.
In 1962, the name of the "commune" Avesnes was changed to Avesnes-sur-Helpe.
Nord is part of the Hauts-de-France region. It has an area of .