Arrondissements of the Loir-et-Cher department

There are 3 arrondissements in the Loir-et-Cher 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 Loir-et-Cher are:

 INSEEcode Arrondissement  Capital  Population(2014)  Area(km²)  Density(Inh./km²)  Communes 411  Blois  Blois 173,125  2,238.9    94 412  Vendôme  Vendôme  70,205  1,719.4    105 413  Romorantin-Lanthenay  Romorantin-Lanthenay  90,237  2,385.2    77

History
Since its creation, the Loir-et-Cher department has had few changes:
 1790 : creation of the department with six districts: Blois, Vendôme, Romorantin, Mondoubleau, Mer and Saint-Aignan; the capital was Blois.
 1800 : creation of three arrondissements: Blois, Romorantin and Vendôme.
 1926 : the arrondissement of Romorantin was eliminated.
 1943 : Romorantin was made again an arrondissement.
 1961 : Romorantin was merged with Lanthenay and the name, of the commune and of the arrondissement, was changed to Romorantin-Lanthenay.

Related pages
List of arrondissements of France

References

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