Arrondissements of the Isère department

There are 3 arrondissements in the Isère 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 3 arrondissements of Isère are:


+ Arrondissements of the Isère INSEEcode  Arrondissement  Capital  Population(2014)  Area(km²)  Density(Inh./km²)  Communes 381  Grenoble  Grenoble  758,956  4,714.7    267 382  La Tour-du-Pin  La Tour-du-Pin  270,681  1,489.7    137 383  Vienne  Vienne  213,960  1,227.1    117
History
Since its creation, the Isère department has had some changes:
 1790 : creation of the Isère department with four districts: Grenoble, Saint-Marcellin, La Tour-du-Pin and Vienne.
 1800 : creation of the arrondissements: Grenoble, Saint-Marcellin, La Tour-du-Pin and Vienne.
 1926 : the arrondissement of Saint-Marcellin was eliminated.

Related pages
Arrondissement of Grenoble
Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin
Arrondissement of Vienne
List of arrondissements of France

References

Isere
Category:Lists of arrondissements of France