Arrondissements of the Marne department

There are 5 arrondissements in the 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 Marne are:

+ Arrondissements of Marne INSEEcode  Arrondissement  Capital  Population(2014)  Area(km²)  Density(Inh./km²)  Communes 511  Châlons-en-Champagne  Châlons-en-Champagne  103,110  1,778.3    100 512  Épernay  Épernay  109,771  2,332.7    181 513  Reims  Reims  296,374  1,525.7    155 514  Vitry-le-François  Vitry-le-François  47,741  1,503.6    113 515  Sainte-Menehould  Sainte-Menehould  13,821  1,021.3    67

History
Since its creation, the Marne department has had few changes:
 1790 : creation of the department with six districts: Châlons-sur-Marne, Reims, Épernay, Sézanne, Sainte-Menehould and Vitry-le-François; the capital was Châlons-sur-Marne (now Châlons-en-Champagne).
 1800 : creation of five arrondissements: Châlons-sur-Marne, Reims, Épernay, Sézanne, Sainte-Menehould and Vitry-le-François.
 1926 : the arrondissement of Sainte-Menehould was eliminated.
 1940 : Sainte-Menehould was made again an arrondissement.

Related pages
List of arrondissements of France

References


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