Arrondissements of the Nièvre department

There are 4 arrondissements in the Nièvre 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.

The arrondissements are further divided into cantons and communes.

The arrondissements of the Nièvre department are:


 INSEEcode  Arrondissement  Capital  Population(2014)  Area(km²)  Density(Inh./km²)  Communes 581  Château-Chinon (Ville)  Château-Chinon (Ville) 25,717  1,929.1    80 582  Clamecy  Clamecy  24,993  1,464.0    84 583  Nevers  Nevers  118,087  2,020.3    82 584  Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire  Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire 44,772  1,403.3    63

History
Since its creation, the Nièvre department has had few changes:
 1790 : creation of the Nièvre department with nine districts: Nevers, Saint-Pierre-le-Moutier, Decize, Moulins-Engilbert, Château-Chinon, Corbigny, Clamecy, Cosne and La Charité; Nevers was the capital.
 1800 : the nine districts were changed into four arrondissements: Nevers, Château-Chinon, Clamecy and Cosne.
 1926 : the arrondissement of Cosne was eliminated but in 1943 it became again an arrondissement of the department; later, its name was changed to Cosne-sur-Loire and, finally, Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire.

Related pages
Arrondissement of Château-Chinon (Ville)
Arrondissement of Clamecy
Arrondissement of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire
Arrondissement of Nevers
List of arrondissements of France

References

Nievre
Category:Lists of arrondissements of France