Arrondissements of the Aveyron department

Map of arrondissements of the Aveyron department.

There are three arrondissements in the Aveyron department. They are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Millau (subprefecture: Millau), with 110 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 79,528 in 2021.
  2. Arrondissement of Rodez (prefecture of the Aveyron department: Rodez), with 79 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 112,628 in 2021.
  3. Arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue (subprefecture: Villefranche-de-Rouergue), with 96 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 87,493 in 2021.

History

In 1800, the arrondissements of Rodez, Espalion, Millau, Saint-Affrique and Villefranche-de-Rouergue were established. The arrondissements of Espalion and Saint-Affrique were disbanded in 1926.[2]

The borders of the arrondissements of Aveyron were modified in January 2017:[3]

  • six communes from the arrondissement of Millau to the arrondissement of Rodez
  • 19 communes from the arrondissement of Rodez to the arrondissement of Millau
  • 34 communes from the arrondissement of Rodez to the arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue

References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021: 12 Aveyron" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Historique de l'Aveyron
  3. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 27–34. Retrieved 2019-10-23.