In 1800 the arrondissement of Sceaux was established as part of the department Seine. It was disbanded in 1962. In 1964 the arrondissement of Nanterre was established. The arrondissement of Antony was created in 1966.[2] In 1968 the department Hauts-de-Seine was created from parts of the former departments Seine and Seine-et-Oise, and the arrondissements of Nanterre and Antony became part of it.[3] The arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt was created in January 1973.[4]
In January 2017 one commune passed from the arrondissement of Antony to the arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt and two communes passed from the arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt to the arrondissement of Nanterre.[5]