Arrondissements of the Orne department

Map of arrondissements of the Orne department.

The 3 arrondissements of the Orne department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Alençon, (prefecture of the Orne department: Alençon) with 111 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 84,879 in 2021.
  2. Arrondissement of Argentan, (subprefecture: Argentan) with 123 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 107,625 in 2021.
  3. Arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche, (subprefecture: Mortagne-au-Perche) with 151 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 84,469 in 2021.

History

In 1800, the arrondissements of Alençon, Argentan, Domfront and Mortagne-au-Perche were established. The arrondissements of Domfront and Mortagne-au-Perche were disbanded in 1926, and Then, Mortagne-au-Perche was restored in 1942.[2]

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

  • 11 communes from the arrondissement of Alençon to the arrondissement of Argentan
  • one commune from the arrondissement of Alençon to the arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche
  • nine communes from the arrondissement of Argentan to the arrondissement of Alençon
  • 49 communes from the arrondissement of Argentan to the arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche
  • five communes from the arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche to the arrondissement of Alençon

References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021: 61 Orne" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Historique de l'Orne
  3. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 4–14. Retrieved 22 October 2019.