Arrondissements of the Mayenne department

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

  1. Arrondissement of Château-Gontier, (subprefecture: Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne) with 76 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 73,211 in 2021.
  2. Arrondissement of Laval, (prefecture of the Mayenne department: Laval) with 34 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 114,674 in 2021.
  3. Arrondissement of Mayenne, (subprefecture: Mayenne) with 130 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 118,048 in 2021.
Map of arrondissements of the Mayenne department.

History

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In 1800 the arrondissements of Laval, Château-Gontier and Mayenne were established. The arrondissement of Château-Gontier was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1942.[2] On 1 January 2019, the commune of Château-Gontier was merged into the new commune of Château-Gontier-sur-Mayenne, which became the subprefecture for the Arrondissement of Château-Gontier.

The borders of the arrondissements of Mayenne were modified in March 2016:[3]

  • 14 communes from the arrondissement of Laval to the arrondissement of Château-Gontier
  • 38 communes from the arrondissement of Laval to the arrondissement of Mayenne

References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021: 53 Mayenne" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Historique de la Mayenne
  3. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 24 March 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-22.