Arrondissements of the Calvados department

The 4 arrondissements of the Calvados department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Bayeux, (subprefecture: Bayeux) with 123 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 73,896 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Caen, (prefecture of the Calvados department: Caen) with 201 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 384,540 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Lisieux, (subprefecture: Lisieux) with 160 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 162,678 in 2016.
  4. Arrondissement of Vire, (subprefecture: Vire-Normandie) with 44 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 72,565 in 2016.
Map of arrondissements of the Calvados department.

History edit

In 1800 the arrondissements of Caen, Bayeux, Falaise, Lisieux, Pont-l'Évêque and Vire were established. The arrondissements of Falaise and Pont-l'Évêque were disbanded in 1926.[4]

The borders of the arrondissements of Calvados were modified in January 2017:[5]

  • four communes from the arrondissement of Bayeux to the arrondissement of Vire
  • 19 communes from the arrondissement of Caen to the arrondissement of Bayeux
  • 15 communes from the arrondissement of Caen to the arrondissement of Lisieux
  • 20 communes from the arrondissement of Caen to the arrondissement of Vire

References edit

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  2. ^ "Arrondissement de Caen (142)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  3. ^ "Arrondissement de Lisieux (143)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  4. ^ Historique du Calvados
  5. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 13 December 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-18. Retrieved 2017-07-28.