Arrondissements of the Indre-et-Loire department

There are 3 arrondissements in the Indre-et-Loire 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 Indre-et-Loire are:

+ Arrondissements of Indre-et-Loire INSEEcode  Arrondissement  Capital  Population(2014)  Area(km²)  Density(Inh./km²)  Communes 371  Chinon  Chinon  86,952  1,694.2    106 372  Tours  Tours  466,232  2,629.2    54 373  Loches  Loches  50,740  1,803.4     113

History
Since its creation, the Indre-et-Loire department has had few changes:
 1790 : creation of the department with seven districts: Tours, Amboise, Château-Renault, Loches, Chinon, Preuilly and Langeais; the capital was Tours.
 1800 : creation of three arrondissements: Chinon, Loches and Tours.
 1926 : the arrondissement of Loches was eliminated.
 1943 : Loches was made again an arrondissement.

Related pages
List of arrondissements of France

References

Indre-et-Loire
Category:Lists of arrondissements of France