Arrondissements of the Indre-et-Loire department

Map of arrondissements of the Indre-et-Loire department.

The 3 arrondissements of the Indre-et-Loire department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Chinon, (subprefecture: Chinon) with 106 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 103,540 in 2021.
  2. Arrondissement of Loches, (subprefecture: Loches) with 112 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 116,590 in 2021.
  3. Arrondissement of Tours, (prefecture of the Indre-et-Loire department: Tours) with 54 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 392,030 in 2021.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Tours, Chinon and Loches were established. The arrondissement of Loches was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1943.[2]

The borders of the arrondissements of Indre-et-Loire were modified in January 2017:[3]

  • 12 communes from the arrondissement of Chinon to the arrondissement of Tours
  • 34 communes from the arrondissement of Tours to the arrondissement of Chinon
  • 46 communes from the arrondissement of Tours to the arrondissement of Loches

References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021: 37 Indre-et-Loire" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Historique d'Indre-et-Loire
  3. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 5 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 435–443. Retrieved 2019-10-21.