Arrondissements of the Haute-Marne department

There are 3 arrondissements in the Haute-Marne 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 Haute-Marne are:
+ Arrondissements of Haute-Marne INSEEcode  Arrondissement  Capital  Population(2014)  Area(km²)  Density(Inh./km²)  Communes 521  Chaumont  Chaumont  64,970  2,476.3    159 522  Langres  Langres  44,332  2,162.9    157 523  Saint-Dizier  Saint-Dizier  71,371  1,571.4    111
History
Since its creation, the Haute-Marne department has had few changes:
 1790 : creation of the department with six districts: Bourbonne, Bourmont, Chaumont, Joinville, Langres and Saint-Dizier; the capital was Chaumont.
 1800 : creation of three arrondissements: Chaumont, Langres and Wassy.
 1926 : the arrondissement of Wassy was eliminated.
 1943 : Wassy was made again an arrondissement but the subprefecture was moved to Saint-Dizier.

Related pages
List of arrondissements of France

References

Haute-Marne
Category:Lists of arrondissements of France