Arrondissements of the Cantal department

There are 3 arrondissements in the Cantal 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 Cantal are:
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 INSEEcode  Arrondissement  Capital  Population(2014)  Area(km²)  Density(Inh./km²)  Communes 151 Aurillac  Aurillac 82,347  1,937    94 152 Mauriac  Mauriac  26,192  1,278    55 153 Saint-Flour  Saint-Flour  38,079  2,511    106

History
Since its creation, the Cantal department has had few changes:
 1790 : creation of the department with four districts: Aurillac, Mauriac, Murat and Saint-Flour.
 1800 : creation of the arrondissements: Aurillac, Mauriac, Murat and Saint-Flour.
 1926 : the arrondissement of Murat is eliminated.

Related pages
 List of arrondissements of France

References

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Category:Lists of arrondissements of France