Arrondissements of the Hérault department

There are 3 arrondissements in the Hérault 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 Hérault are:

 INSEEcode  Arrondissement  Capital  Population(2014)  Area(km²)  Density(Inh./km²)  Communes 341  Béziers  Béziers  312,443  2,986.8    152 342  Lodève  Lodève  94,714  1,819.6    98 343  Montpellier  Montpellier  700,241  1,294.6    93

History
Since its creation, the Hérault department has had few changes:
 1790 : creation of the department with four districts: Montpellier, Béziers, Lodève and Saint-Pons; the capital was Montpellier.
 1800 : creation of four arrondissements: Montpellier, Béziers, Lodève and Saint-Pons.
 1926 : the arrondissements of Lodève and Saint-Pons were eliminated.
 1942 : Lodève became again an arrondissement.

Related pages
Arrondissement of Béziers
Arrondissement of Lodève
Arrondissement of Montpellier
List of arrondissements of France

References

Herault
Category:Lists of arrondissements of France