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Map of arrondissements of the Vendée department.

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

  1. Arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte, ( subprefecture: Fontenay-le-Comte) with 110 communes. [2] The population of the arrondissement was 141,620 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon, ( prefecture of the Vendée department: La Roche-sur-Yon) with 77 communes. [3] The population of the arrondissement was 293,895 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne, (subprefecture: Les Sables-d'Olonne) with 71 communes. [4] The population of the arrondissement was 235,082 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Fontenay-le-Comte, Montaigu and Les Sables-d'Olonne were established. La Roche-sur-Yon replaced Fontenay-le-Comte as prefecture in 1804. Fontenay-le-Comte replaced Montaigu as subprefecture in 1811. [5]

The borders of the arrondissements of Vendée were modified in January 2017, when 11 communes from the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon were transferred to the arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte and eight communes from the arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne moved to the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon. [6]

In January 2019 the commune Landeronde passed from the arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne to the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon. [7]

References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  2. ^ "Arrondissement de Fontenay-le-Comte (851)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  3. ^ "Arrondissement de la Roche-sur-Yon (852)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  4. ^ "Arrondissement des Sables-d'Olonne (853)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
  5. ^ Historique de la Vendée
  6. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 25 October 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
  7. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 7 September 2018" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-04.
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