Arrondissements of the Cher department

There are 3 arrondissements in the 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 Cher are:

 INSEEcode Arrondissement  Capital  Population(2014)  Area(km²)  Density(Inh./km²)  Communes 181  Bourges  Bourges 173,889  2,797.8    131 182  Saint-Amand-Montrond  Saint-Amand-Montrond  65,145  2,669.8    116 183  Vierzon  Vierzon  71,236  1,767.4    43

History
 1790 (4 March) : creation of the department with seven districts: Aubigny, Sancerre, Sancoins, Saint-Amand, Châteaumeillant, Bourges and Vierzon. The capital was Bourges.
 1800 : creation of the arrondissements in France; the seven districts were changed into three arrondissements: Bourges, Saint-Amand-Mont-Rond and Sancerre.
 1926 (10 September) : the arrondissement of Sancerre was eliminated.
 1984 : creation of the arrondissement of Vierzon.

Related pages
 List of arrondissements of France

References

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