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Arrondissements of the Haute-Loire department

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There are 3 arrondissements in the Haute-Loire 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 the Haute-Loire are:[1]

Arrondissements of Haute-Loire, in red, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Arrondissements of the Haute-Loire
INSEE
code		 Arrondissement Capital Population[2]
(2014)		 Area[3]
(km²)		 Density
(Inh./km²)		 Communes
431 Brioude Brioude 45,848 1,886.8 24.3 111
432 Le Puy-en-Velay Le Puy-en-Velay 96,041 1,930.7 49.7 102
433 Yssingeaux Yssingeaux 84,676 1,159.7 73.0 44

History

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Since its creation, the Haute-Loire department has had few changes:[4]

  • 1790 : creation of the department with three districts: Le Puy, Brioude and Yssingeaux; the capital was Le Puy.
  • 1800 : creation of three arrondissements: Le Puy, Brioude and Yssingeaux.
  • 1926 : the arrondissement of Yssingeaux was eliminated.
  • 1942 : Yssingeaux is again an arrondissement.
  • 1988 : Le Puy changed its name to Le Puy-en-Velay.
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References

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  1. ↑ "Département de la Haute-Loire (43)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Département de la Haute-Loire (43) et Arrondissements". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Historique de la Haute-Loire". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 28 September 2017.
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