The 4 arrondissements of the Yvelines department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Mantes-la-Jolie, (subprefecture: Mantes-la-Jolie) with 109 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 280,641 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Rambouillet, (subprefecture: Rambouillet) with 83 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 230,545 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, (subprefecture: Saint-Germain-en-Laye) with 44 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 527,408 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Versailles, (prefecture of the Yvelines department: Versailles) with 23 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 417,771 in 2021.
History
editIn 1800 the arrondissements of Versailles and Mantes were established as part of the department Seine-et-Oise. The arrondissement of Rambouillet was created in 1812. The arrondissement of Mantes was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1943. The arrondissement of Saint-Germain-en-Laye was created in 1962.[2] In 1968 the department Seine-et-Oise was disbanded, and the arrondissements of Versailles, Mantes-la-Jolie, Rambouillet and Saint-Germain-en-Laye became part of the new department Yvelines.[3]
The borders of the arrondissements of Yvelines were modified in January 2017:[4]
- one commune from the arrondissement of Mantes-la-Jolie to the arrondissement of Rambouillet
- six communes from the arrondissement of Mantes-la-Jolie to the arrondissement of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
- six communes from the arrondissement of Saint-Germain-en-Laye to the arrondissement of Versailles
- one commune from the arrondissement of Versailles to the arrondissement of Rambouillet
References
edit- ^ "Populations légales 2021: 78 Yvelines" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
- ^ Ancien département : la Seine-et-Oise
- ^ Historique des Yvelines
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 30 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 33–40. Retrieved 27 October 2019.