Arrondissements of the Vaucluse department

There are 3 arrondissements in the Vaucluse 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 Vaucluse are:

 INSEEcode  Arrondissement  Capital  Population(2014)  Area(km²)  Density(Inh./km²)  Communes 841 Apt  Apt 128,448  1,377.2    56 842 Avignon  Avignon  296,303  923.7    37 843 Carpentras  Carpentras  129,623  1,266.4    58

 History 
The changes in the Vaucluse department are:
 1793 : creation of the Vaucluse department with four districts: Apt, Orange, Ouvèze (Carpentras), Vaucluse (Avignon); its capital was Avignon.
 1800 : creation of the arrondissements: Avignon, Apt, Carpentras and Orange.
 1926 : the arrondissement of Orange was eliminated and the subprefecture of Apt was moved to Cavaillon
 1933 : the subprefecture of Cavaillon was moved to Apt

 References 

Vaucluse
Category:Lists of arrondissements of France