Arrondissements of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department

There are 4 arrondissements in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 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 the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence are:
+ Arrondissements of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence INSEEcode  Arrondissement  Capital  Population(2014)  Area(km²)  Density(Inh./km²)  Communes 041  Barcelonnette  Barcelonnette  8,004  1,027.7    14 042  Castellane  Castellane  9,493  1,320.4    41 043  Digne-les-Bains  Digne-les-Bains  55,758  2,465.5    46 043  Forcalquier  Forcalquier  88,333  2,111.6    97
History
Since its creation, the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department has had few changes:
 1790 : creation of the department with five districts: Barcelonnette, Castellane, Digne, Forcalquier and Sisteron; the capital was Digne.
 1800 : creation of five arrondissements: Barcelonnette, Castellane, Digne, Forcalquier and Sisteron.
 1926 : the arrondissements of Castellane and Sisteron were eliminated.
 1942 : Castellane was made again an arrondissement.

Related pages
List of arrondissements of France

References

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Category:Lists of arrondissements of France