Arrondissements of the Nièvre department
There are 4 arrondissements in the Nièvre 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.
The arrondissements are further divided into cantons and communes.
The arrondissements of the Nièvre department are:
| INSEE code |
Arrondissement | Capital | Population[2] (2014) |
Area[3] (km²) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
Communes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 581 | Château-Chinon (Ville) | Château-Chinon (Ville) | 25,717 | 1,929.1 | 13.3 | 80 |
| 582 | Clamecy | Clamecy | 24,993 | 1,464.0 | 17.1 | 84 |
| 583 | Nevers | Nevers | 118,087 | 2,020.3 | 58.5 | 82 |
| 584 | Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire | Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire | 44,772 | 1,403.3 | 31.9 | 63 |
History
Since its creation, the Nièvre department has had few changes:[4]
- 1790 : creation of the Nièvre department with nine districts: Nevers, Saint-Pierre-le-Moutier, Decize, Moulins-Engilbert, Château-Chinon, Corbigny, Clamecy, Cosne and La Charité; Nevers was the capital.
- 1800 : the nine districts were changed into four arrondissements: Nevers, Château-Chinon, Clamecy and Cosne.
- 1926 : the arrondissement of Cosne was eliminated but in 1943 it became again an arrondissement of the department; later, its name was changed to Cosne-sur-Loire and, finally, Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire.
Arrondissements Of The Nièvre Department Media
Map of arrondissements of the Nièvre department.
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Département de la Nièvre (58)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Département de la Nièvre (58)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Historique de la Nièvre". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 7 October 2014.
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