Arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Orientales department

There are 3 arrondissements in the Pyrénées-Orientales 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 arrondissements of Pyrénées-Orientales are:


 INSEEcode  Arrondissement  Capital  Population(2014)  Area(km²)  Density(inh./km²)  Communes 661  Céret  Céret  73,192  953.5    40 662  Perpignan  Perpignan  349,959  1,317.4    86 663  Prades  Prades  43,176  1,845.1    100

History
Since its creation, the Pyrénées-Orientales department, first with the name of Roussillon, has had few changes:
 1790 : creation of the department with three districts: Perpignan, Prades, Cèret
 1800 : creation of the arrondissements: Perpignan, Prades, Cèret

Related pages
Arrondissement of Céret
Arrondissement of Perpignan
Arrondissement of Prades
List of arrondissements of France

References

Pyrenees-Orientales
Category:Lists of arrondissements of France