Map of arrondissements of the Isère department.

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

  1. Arrondissement of Grenoble, (prefecture of the Isère department: Grenoble) with 263 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 738,149 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin, (subprefecture: La Tour-du-Pin) with 136 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 302,380 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Vienne, (subprefecture: Vienne) with 113 communes.[4] The population of the arrondissement was 212,383 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Grenoble, Saint-Marcellin, La Tour-du-Pin and Vienne were established. The arrondissement of Saint-Marcellin was disbanded in 1926.[5]

The borders of the arrondissements of Isère were modified in January 2017:[6]

  • 24 communes from the arrondissement of Grenoble to the arrondissement of Vienne
  • one commune from the arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin to the arrondissement of Vienne
  • six communes from the arrondissement of Vienne to the arrondissement of La Tour-du-Pin

References

  1. ↑ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  2. ↑ "Arrondissement de Grenoble (381)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  3. ↑ "Arrondissement de la Tour-du-Pin (382)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  4. ↑ "Arrondissement de Vienne (383)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  5. ↑ Historique de l'Isère
  6. ↑ "Arrêté n° 16-535, 21 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 740–741. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
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