Arrondissements of the Eure-et-Loir department

There are 4 arrondissements in the Eure-et-Loir 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 Eure-et-Loir are:

 INSEEcode Arrondissement  Capital  Population(2014)  Area(km²)  Density(Inh./km²)  Communes 281  Chartres  Chartres 207,869  2,129.5    151 282  Châteaudun  Châteaudun  59,794  1,438.8    64 283  Dreux  Dreux  129,431  1,500.5    108 284  Nogent-le-Rotrou  Nogent-le-Rotrou  36,668  811.1    52

History
Since its creation, the Eure-et-Loir department has had few changes:
 1790 : creation of the department with six districts: Chartres, Châteaudun, Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais, Dreux, Janville and Nogent-le-Rotrou; the capital was Chartres.
 1800 : creation of four arrondissements: Chartres, Châteaudun, Dreux and Nogent-le-Rotrou.
 1926 : the arrondissement of Nogent-le-Rotrou was eliminated.
 1943 : Nogent-le-Rotrou was made again an arrondissement.

Related pages
 List of arrondissements of France

References

Eure-et-Loir
Category:Lists of arrondissements of France