Arrondissements of the Haute-Vienne department

There are 3 arrondissements in the Haute-Vienne 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 Haute-Vienne are:

 INSEEcode Arrondissement  Capital  Population(2014)  Area(km²)  Density(Inh./km²)  Communes 871  Bellac  Bellac 39,744  1,779.9    62 872  Limoges  Limoges  298,578  2,944.8    108 873  Rochechouart  Rochechouart  37,877  795.4    30

History
Since its creation, the Charente department has had some changes:
 1790 : creation of the Haute-Vienne department with six districts: Limoges, Le Dorat, Bellac, Saint-Junien, Saint-Yrieix and Saint-Léonard. Limoges was the capital of the department.
 1800 : creation of the arrondissements: Bellac, Limoges, Rochechouart and Saint-Yrieix.
 1926 : the arrondissement of Saint-Yrieix was eliminated.

Related pages
Arrondissement of Limoges
Arrondissement of Bellac
Arrondissement of Rochechouart
List of arrondissements of France

References

Haute-Vienne
Category:Lists of arrondissements of France