Arrondissements of the Manche department

Map of arrondissements of the Manche department.

The 4 arrondissements of the Manche department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Avranches, (subprefecture: Avranches) with 134 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 134,499 in 2021.
  2. Arrondissement of Cherbourg, (subprefecture: Cherbourg-en-Cotentin) with 144 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 186,735 in 2021.
  3. Arrondissement of Coutances, (subprefecture: Coutances) with 80 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 70,454 in 2021.
  4. Arrondissement of Saint-Lô, (prefecture of the Manche department: Saint-Lô) with 87 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 103,820 in 2021.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Saint-Lô, Avranches, Coutances, Mortain and Valognes were established. The arrondissement of Cherbourg was created in 1811. The arrondissements of Mortain and Valognes were disbanded in 1926.[2]

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

  • 14 communes from the arrondissement of Coutances to the arrondissement of Avranches
  • two communes from the arrondissement of Coutances to the arrondissement of Cherbourg
  • one commune from the arrondissement of Coutances to the arrondissement of Saint-Lô
  • two communes from the arrondissement of Saint-Lô to the arrondissement of Coutances

References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021: 50 Manche" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Historique de la Manche
  3. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 27–40. Retrieved 2019-10-22.