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Arrondissements of the Cher department

Arrondissements of the Cher department

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

  1. Arrondissement of Bourges, (prefecture of the Cher department: Bourges) with 128 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 173,054 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Saint-Amand-Montrond, (subprefecture: Saint-Amand-Montrond) with 116 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 63,921 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Vierzon, (subprefecture: Vierzon) with 43 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 70,135 in 2016.
Map of arrondissements of the Cher department.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Bourges, Saint-Amand-Montrond and Sancerre were established. The arrondissement of Sancerre was disbanded in 1926. The arrondissement of Vierzon was created in 1984.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  2. [2]
    "Arrondissement de Bourges (181)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  3. [3]
    Historique du Cher
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