Arrondissements of the Creuse department

There are 2 arrondissements in the Creuse 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 Creuse are:

 INSEEcode Arrondissement  Capital  Population(2014)  Area(km²)  Density(Inh./km²)  Communes 231  Aubusson  Aubusson 37,123  2,538.8    118 232  Guéret  Guéret  83,458  3,026.5    140

History
Since its creation, the Creuse department has had few changes:
 1790 : creation of the department with seven districts: Aubusson, Bourganeuf, Boussac, Évaux, Felletin, Guéret and La Souterraine; the capital was Guéret, alternating with Aubusson but soon only Guéret remained as capital.
 1800 : creation of four arrondissements: Aubusson, Bourganeuf, Boussac and Guéret.
 1926 : the arrondissements of Bourganeuf and Boussac were eliminated.

Related pages
Arrondissement of Aubusson
Arrondissement of Guéret
List of arrondissements of France

References

Creuse
Category:Lists of arrondissements of France