Arrondissements of the Calvados department

Map of 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 73,794 in 2021.
  2. Arrondissement of Caen, (prefecture of the Calvados department: Caen) with 201 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 395,885 in 2021.
  3. Arrondissement of Lisieux, (subprefecture: Lisieux) with 160 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 159,921 in 2021.
  4. Arrondissement of Vire, (subprefecture: Vire-Normandie) with 44 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 71,033 in 2021.

History

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.[2]

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

  • 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

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021: 14 Calvados" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Historique du Calvados
  3. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 13 December 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2017.