Arrondissements of the Seine-Maritime department

The 3 arrondissements of the Seine-Maritime department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Dieppe, (subprefecture: Dieppe) with 343 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 237,203 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Le Havre, (subprefecture: Le Havre) with 149 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 387,520 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Rouen, (prefecture of the Seine-Maritime department: Rouen) with 216 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 631,032 in 2016.
Map of arrondissements of the Seine-Maritime department.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Rouen, Dieppe, Le Havre, Neufchâtel and Yvetot were established. The arrondissements of Neufchâtel and Yvetot were disbanded in 1926.[4]

The borders of the arrondissements of Seine-Maritime were modified in January 2017:[5]

  • four communes from the arrondissement of Dieppe to the arrondissement of Rouen
  • 12 communes from the arrondissement of Le Havre to the arrondissement of Dieppe
  • seven communes from the arrondissement of Le Havre to the arrondissement of Rouen
  • four communes from the arrondissement of Rouen to the arrondissement of Dieppe

References
  1. "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  2. "Arrondissement de Dieppe (761)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  3. "Arrondissement de Rouen (763)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  4. Historique de la Seine-Maritime
  5. "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 16–27. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
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