Arrondissements of the Isère department
Appearance
The 3 arrondissements of the Isère department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Grenoble, (prefecture of the Isère department: Grenoble) with 263 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 738,149 in 2016.
- 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.
- Arrondissement of Vienne, (subprefecture: Vienne) with 113 communes.[4] The population of the arrondissement was 212,383 in 2016.
History
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Grenoble (381)". INSEE. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Arrondissement de la Tour-du-Pin (382)". INSEE. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Vienne (383)". INSEE. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ Historique de l'Isère
- ^ "Arrêté n° 16-535, 21 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 740–741. Retrieved 21 October 2019.