Arrondissements of the Haute-Savoie department
There are 4 arrondissements in the Haute-Savoie 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-Savoie are:[1]
| INSEE code |
Arrondissement | Capital | Population[2] (2014) |
Area[3] (km²) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
Communes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 741 | Annecy | Annecy | 276,382 | 1,261.6 | 219.1 | 80 |
| 742 | Bonneville | Bonneville | 184,093 | 1,558.2 | 118.1 | 61 |
| 743 | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois | Saint-Julien-en-Genevois | 180,562 | 660.3 | 273.5 | 72 |
| 744 | Thonon-les-Bains | Thonon-les-Bains | 142,090 | 907.7 | 156.5 | 68 |
History
[change | change source]Since its creation in 1860, the Haute-Savoie department has had few changes:[4]
- 1860 : creation of the department from the northern part of the Duchy of Sardinia with four arrondissements: Annecy, Bonneville, Saint-Julien and Thonon. The capital was Annecy.
- 1926 : the arrondissement of Saint-Julien was eliminated.
- 1933 : Saint-Julien is again an arrondissement.
Related pages
[change | change source]- Arrondissement of Annecy
- Arrondissement of Bonneville
- Arrondissement of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
- Arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains
- List of arrondissements of France
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Département de la Haute-Savoie (74)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ↑ "Département de la Haute-Savoie (74)) et Arrondissements". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ↑ "Historique de la Haute-Savoie". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 30 September 2017.