Arrondissements of the Indre-et-Loire department
There are 3 arrondissements in the Indre-et-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 Indre-et-Loire are:[1]
| INSEE code |
Arrondissement | Capital | Population[2] (2014) |
Area[3] (km²) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
Communes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371 | Chinon | Chinon | 86,952 | 1,694.2 | 51.3 | 106 |
| 372 | Tours | Tours | 466,232 | 2,629.2 | 177.3 | 54 |
| 373 | Loches | Loches | 50,740 | 1,803.4 | 28.1 | 113 |
History
Since its creation, the Indre-et-Loire department has had few changes:[4]
- 1790 : creation of the department with seven districts: Tours, Amboise, Château-Renault, Loches, Chinon, Preuilly and Langeais; the capital was Tours.
- 1800 : creation of three arrondissements: Chinon, Loches and Tours.
- 1926 : the arrondissement of Loches was eliminated.
- 1943 : Loches was made again an arrondissement.
Arrondissements Of The Indre-et-Loire Department Media
- Departement Indre-et-Loire Arrondissement 2018.png
Map of arrondissements of the Indre-et-Loire department.
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