Arrondissements of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department

There are 4 arrondissements in the Meurthe-et-Moselle 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 Meurthe-et-Moselle are:

+ Arrondissements of Meurthe-et-Moselle INSEEcode  Arrondissement  Capital  Population(2013)  Area(km²)  Density(Inh./km²)  Communes 541  Briey  Briey  164,589  1,142.7    130 542  Lunéville  Lunéville  79,567  1,450.7    164 543  Nancy  Nancy  417,430  1,509.4    188 544  Toul  Toul  69,418  1,143.0    112

History
Since its creation om 1871, the Meurthe-et-Moselle department has had few changes:
 1871 : creation of the department with four arrondissements: Briey, Lunéville, Toul and Nancy.
 1926 : the arrondissement of Toul was eliminated.
 1943 : Toul was made again an arrondissement.

Related pages
List of arrondissements of France

References

Meurthe-et-Moselle
Category:Lists of arrondissements of France