Arrondissements of the Eure department

The 3 arrondissements of the Eure department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Les Andelys, (subprefecture: Les Andelys) with 185 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 235,024 in 2021.
  2. Arrondissement of Bernay, (subprefecture: Bernay) with 297 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 225,284 in 2021.
  3. Arrondissement of Évreux, (prefecture of the Eure department: Évreux) with 103 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 138,626 in 2021.
Map of arrondissements of the Eure department.

History

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In 1800 the arrondissements of Évreux, Les Andelys, Bernay, Louviers and Pont-Audemer were established. The arrondissements of Louviers and Pont-Audemer were disbanded in 1926.[2] On 1 January 2006, the arrondissement of Évreux lost the two cantons of Louviers-Nord and Louviers-Sud to the arrondissement of Les Andelys, and the canton of Amfreville-la-Campagne to the arrondissement of Bernay.[2][3]

The borders of the arrondissements of Eure were modified in January 2017:[4]

  • one commune from the arrondissement of Les Andelys to the arrondissement of Bernay
  • one commune from the arrondissement of Bernay to the arrondissement of Évreux
  • 35 communes from the arrondissement of Évreux to the arrondissement of Les Andelys
  • 77 communes from the arrondissement of Évreux to the arrondissement of Bernay

References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021: 27 Eure" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ a b Historique de l'Eure
  3. ^ "Arrêté n° 05-0976, 15 December 2005" (PDF). p. 7. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
  4. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 42–69. Retrieved 2019-10-10.