Arrondissements of the Haute-Loire department

There are 3 arrondissements in the Haute-Loire 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-Loire are:


+ Arrondissements of the Haute-Loire INSEEcode  Arrondissement  Capital  Population(2014)  Area(km²)  Density(Inh./km²)  Communes 431  Brioude  Brioude  45,848  1,886.8    111 432  Le Puy-en-Velay  Le Puy-en-Velay  96,041  1,930.7    102 433  Yssingeaux  Yssingeaux  84,676  1,159.7    44
History
Since its creation, the Haute-Loire department has had few changes:
 1790 : creation of the department with three districts: Le Puy, Brioude and Yssingeaux; the capital was Le Puy.
 1800 : creation of three arrondissements: Le Puy, Brioude and Yssingeaux.
 1926 : the arrondissement of Yssingeaux was eliminated.
 1942 : Yssingeaux is again an arrondissement.
 1988 : Le Puy changed its name to Le Puy-en-Velay.

Related pages
Arrondissement of Brioude
Arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay
Arrondissement of Yssingeaux
List of arrondissements of France

References

Haute-Loire
Category:Lists of arrondissements of France