There are 4 arrondissements in the Dordogne department. 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 4 arrondissements of Dordogne are:
Since its creation, the Dordogne department has had some changes:
Arrondissement of Bergerac
The arrondissement of Bergerac is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Dordogne "département" in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Bergerac.
When the Dordogne department was created on 17 February 1800, the "arrondissement" of Bergerac was part of that original department.
The "arrondissement" of Bergerac is in southwestern Dordogne, with an area of . It has 111,875 inhabitants and a population density of inhabitants/km².
The "arrondissement" is bordered to the north by the "arrondissement" of Périgueux, to the east by the "arrondissement" of Sarlat-la-Canéda, to the south by the Lot-et-Garonne department and to the west by the Gironde department.
The Dordogne river flows, from east to west, through this "arrondissement".
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements".
In the "arrondissement" of Bergerac, there is only one canton where not all its "communes" are in the "arrondissement": Périgord central. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and "arrondissements":
The "arrondissement" of Bergerac has 133 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" in the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants are:
Arrondissement of Nontron
The arrondissement of Nontron is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Dordogne "département" in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Nontron.
When the Dordogne department was created on 17 February 1800, the "arrondissement" of Nontron was part of that original department.
The "arrondissement" of Nontron is the northernmost and smallest of the "arrondissements" of the Dordogne department, with an area of . It has 40,508 inhabitants and a population density of inhabitants/km².
The "arrondissement" of Nontron is bordered to the north and northeast by the Haute-Vienne department, to the east by the Corrèze department, to the south by the "arrondissement" of Périgueux and to the west by the Charente department.
Several tributaries of the Dordogne river flows through the "arrondissement"; some of them are Isle, Dronne, Lizonne and Loue.
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements".
In the "arrondissement" of Nontron, there is only one canton where all its "communes" are in the "arrondissement": Périgord Vert Nontronnais. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and "arrondissements":
The "arrondissement" of Nontron has 100 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" in the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants are:
Arrondissement of Périgueux
The arrondissement of Périgueux is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Dordogne "département" in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Périgueux.
When the Dordogne department was created on 17 February 1800, the "arrondissement" of Périgueux was part of that original department.
The "arrondissement" of Périgueux is the central western part of the department and it is the largest of the "arrondissements" of the Dordogne department, with an area of . It has 189,301 inhabitants and a population density of inhabitants/km².
The "arrondissement" of Périgueux is bordered to the north by the "arrondissement" Nontron, to the east by the Corrèze department, to the southeast by the "arrondissement" Sarlat-la-Canéda, to the south by the "arrondissement" Bergerac, to the west by the Gironde and Charente-Maritime departments and to the northwest by the Charente department.
The Isle river, a tributary of the Dordogne river, and its tributaries Dronne, Lizonne, Auvézère and Loue flow through the "arrondissements" of Périgueux.
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements".
The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and "arrondissements":
The "arrondissement" of Périgueux has 146 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" in the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants are:
Arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda
The arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Dordogne "département" in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its capital is the city of Sarlat-la-Canéda.
When the Dordogne department was created on 17 February 1800, the "arrondissement" of Sarlat-la-Canéda was part of that original department, with the name of "Arrondissement of Sarlat".
When the "communes" Sarlat and La Canéda were combined on 1 March 1965, the name of the arrondissement was changed to "Sarlat-la-Canéda".
The "arrondissement" of Sarlat-la-Canéda is the southwest of Dordogne, with an area of . It has 74,666 inhabitants and a population density of inhabitants/km².
The "arrondissement" is bordered to the northeast by the Corrèze department, to the southeast by the Lot department, to the south by the Lot-et-Garonne department, to the west by the "arrondissement" of Bergerac and to the northwest by the "arrondissement" of Périgueux.
The Dordogne river and its tributary the Vézère river flow through the "arrondissements" of Sarlat-la-Canéda.
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements".
In the "arrondissement" of Sarlat-la-Canéda, there are two cantons where their "communes" are in different "arrondissements": Haut-Périgord Noir and Périgord Central. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and "arrondissements":
The "arrondissement" of Sarlat-la-Canéda has 141 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" in the "arrondissement" with more inhabitants are:
Division of Wakefield
The Division of Wakefield was an Australian electoral division in the state of South Australia. It covered an area from the northern suburbs of Adelaide to the Clare Valley, 135 km north of Adelaide. It includes the suburbs of Elizabeth, Craigmore, Munno Para, Virginia, and part of Salisbury, and the towns of Gawler, Balaklava, Clare, Kapunda, Riverton, Mallala, Freeling, Tarlee, Williamstown, and parts of Port Wakefield.
The Division was named after Edward Gibbon Wakefield, who planned settlements in South Australia, Western Australia, New Zealand and Canada. It was set up in 1903. It was abolished in 2019 when a redistribution cut the number of divisions in South Australia to ten.
Sir Frederick Holder and Neil Andrew (1998–2004) were Speaker of the House. Holder was also Premier of South Australia on two occasions. Holder's death in 1909 caused a by-election. In 1938 the death of Charles Hawker also caused another by-election.
Division of Balaclava