Arrondissements of the Vaucluse department
There are 3 arrondissements in the Vaucluse department.[1] 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 Vaucluse are:
| INSEE code |
Arrondissement | Capital | Population[2] (2014) |
Area[3] (km²) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
Communes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 841 | Apt | Apt | 128,448 | 1,377.2 | 93.3 | 56 |
| 842 | Avignon | Avignon | 296,303 | 923.7 | 320.8 | 37 |
| 843 | Carpentras | Carpentras | 129,623 | 1,266.4 | 102.4 | 58 |
History
[change | change source]The changes in the Vaucluse department are:[4]
- 1793 : creation of the Vaucluse department with four districts: Apt, Orange, Ouvèze (Carpentras), Vaucluse (Avignon); its capital was Avignon.
- 1800 : creation of the arrondissements: Avignon, Apt, Carpentras and Orange.
- 1926 : the arrondissement of Orange was eliminated and the subprefecture of Apt was moved to Cavaillon
- 1933 : the subprefecture of Cavaillon was moved to Apt
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Département du Vaucluse (84)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ↑ "Département du Vaucluse (84)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ↑ "Historique de Vaucluse". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 9 February 2017.