Arrondissements of the Isère department

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

  1. Arrondissement of Grenoble, (prefecture of the Isère department: Grenoble) with 263 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 748,885 in 2021.
  2. Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin, (subprefecture: La Tour-du-Pin) with 136 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 315,625 in 2021.
  3. Arrondissement of Vienne, (subprefecture: Vienne) with 113 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 220,438 in 2021.
Map of arrondissements of the Isère department.

History

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In 1800 the arrondissements of Grenoble, Saint-Marcellin, La Tour-du-Pin and Vienne were established. The arrondissement of Saint-Marcellin was disbanded in 1926.[2]

The borders of the arrondissements of Isère were modified in January 2017:[3]

  • 24 communes from the arrondissement of Grenoble to the arrondissement of Vienne
  • one commune from the arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin to the arrondissement of Vienne
  • six communes from the arrondissement of Vienne to the arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin

References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021: 38 Isère" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Historique de l'Isère
  3. ^ "Arrêté n° 16-535, 21 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 740–741. Retrieved 21 October 2019.