Arrondissements of the Haute-Savoie department

There are 4 arrondissements in the Haute-Savoie 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 the Haute-Savoie are:


+ Arrondissements of the Haute-Savoie INSEEcode  Arrondissement  Capital  Population(2014)  Area(km²)  Density(Inh./km²)  Communes 741  Annecy  Annecy  276,382  1,261.6    80 742  Bonneville  Bonneville  184,093  1,558.2    61 743  Saint-Julien-en-Genevois  Saint-Julien-en-Genevois  180,562  660.3    72 744  Thonon-les-Bains  Thonon-les-Bains  142,090  907.7    68
History
Since its creation in 1860, the Haute-Savoie department has had few changes:
 1860 : creation of the department from the northern part of the Duchy of Sardinia with four arrondissements: Annecy, Bonneville, Saint-Julien and Thonon. The capital was Annecy.
 1926 : the arrondissement of Saint-Julien was eliminated.
 1933 : Saint-Julien is again an arrondissement.

Related pages
Arrondissement of Annecy
Arrondissement of Bonneville
Arrondissement of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
 Arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains
List of arrondissements of France

References


Category:Lists of arrondissements of France