Arrondissements of the Haute-Savoie department

The 4 arrondissements of the Haute-Savoie department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Annecy, (prefecture of the Haute-Savoie department: Annecy) with 79 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 282,319 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Bonneville, (subprefecture: Bonneville) with 60 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 186,945 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, (subprefecture: Saint-Julien-en-Genevois) with 72 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 186,343 in 2016.
  4. Arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains, (subprefecture: Thonon-les-Bains) with 68 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 145,809 in 2016.
Map of arrondissements of the Haute-Savoie department.

History

In 1860 the arrondissements of Annecy, Bonneville, Saint-Julien and Thonon were established. The arrondissement of Saint-Julien was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1933.[4]

References
  1. "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  2. "Arrondissement d'Annecy (741)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  3. "Arrondissement de Bonneville (742)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  4. Historique de la Haute-Savoie
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