Map of arrondissements of the Aveyron department.

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

  1. Arrondissement of Millau, (subprefecture: Millau) with 110 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 79,346 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Rodez, (prefecture of the Aveyron department: Rodez) with 79 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 111,180 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue, (subprefecture: Villefranche-de-Rouergue) with 96 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 88,171 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Rodez, Espalion, Millau, Saint-Affrique and Villefranche-de-Rouergue were established. The arrondissements of Espalion and Saint-Affrique were disbanded in 1926.[2]

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

  • six communes from the arrondissement of Millau to the arrondissement of Rodez
  • 19 communes from the arrondissement of Rodez to the arrondissement of Millau
  • 34 communes from the arrondissement of Rodez to the arrondissement of Villefranche-de-Rouergue

References

  1. ↑ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  2. ↑ Historique de l'Aveyron
  3. ↑ "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 27–34. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
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