Arrondissements of the Hautes-Pyrénées department

There are 3 arrondissements in the Hautes-Pyrénées 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 cantons and communes.

The arrondissements of the Hautes-Pyrénées are:
+ Arrondissements of the Hautes-Pyrénées INSEEcode  Arrondissement  capital  Population(2014)  Area(km²)  Density(Inh./km²)  Communes 651  Argelès-Gazost  Argelès-Gazost  38,813  1,300.2    87 652  Bagnères-de-Bigorre  Bagnères-de-Bigorre  46,384  1,675.7    171 653  Tarbes  Tarbes  143,753  1,488.1    212
History
Since its creation, the Hautes-Pyrénées department has had few changes:
 1790 : creation of the department with five districts: Tarbes, Bagnères, Vic, la Montagne (Argelès), les Quatre Vallées (La Barthe de Neste)
 1800 : creation of the arrondissements: Tarbes, Argelès-Gazost, Bagnères-de-Bigorre
 1926 : the arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost is eliminated
 1942 : restoration of the arrondissement of Argelès-Gazost

References

Hautes-Pyrenees
Category:Lists of arrondissements of France