Arrondissements of the Loiret department

There are 3 arrondissements in the Loiret 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 Loiret are:

 INSEEcode Arrondissement  Capital  Population(2014)  Area(km²)  Density(Inh./km²)  Communes 451  Montargis  Montargis 170,781  2,631.3    126 452  Orléans  Orléans  435,676  2,945.8    121 453  Pithiviers  Pithiviers  63,280  1,198.1    79

History
Since its creation, the Loiret department has had few changes:
 1790 : creation of the department with seven districts: Orléans, Beaugency, Neuville, Pithiviers, Montargis, Gien and Boiscommun; the capital was Orléans.
 1800 : creation of four arrondissements: Orléans, Gien, Montargis and Pithiviers.
 1926 : the arrondissements of Gien and Pithiviers were eliminated.
 1942 : Pithiviers was made again an arrondissement.

Related pages
List of arrondissements of France

References

Loiret
Category:Lists of arrondissements of France