Arrondissements of the Aube department
The 3 arrondissements of the Aube department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Bar-sur-Aube, (subprefecture: Bar-sur-Aube) with 108 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 28,759 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Nogent-sur-Seine, (subprefecture: Nogent-sur-Seine) with 79 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 54,067 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Troyes, (prefecture of the Aube department: Troyes) with 244 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 226,084 in 2016.
History
[edit]In 1800 the arrondissements of Troyes, Arcis-sur-Aube, Bar-sur-Aube, Bar-sur-Seine and Nogent-sur-Seine were established. The arrondissements of Arcis-sur-Aube and Bar-sur-Seine were disbanded in 1926.[2]
The borders of the arrondissements of Aube were modified in January 2018:[3]
- one commune from the arrondissement of Nogent-sur-Seine to the arrondissement of Troyes
- four communes from the arrondissement of Troyes to the arrondissement of Bar-sur-Aube
References
[edit]- ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ Historique de l'Aube
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral portant modification des limites territoriales des arrondissements de l'Aube" (PDF). 21 August 2017. pp. 41–50. Retrieved 27 September 2019.