The 4 arrondissements of the Ille-et-Vilaine department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Fougères-Vitré, (subprefecture: Fougères) with 106 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 187,711 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Redon, (subprefecture: Redon) with 50 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 104,882 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Rennes, (prefecture of the Ille-et-Vilaine department: Rennes) with 109 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 633,702 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Saint-Malo, (subprefecture: Saint-Malo) with 68 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 172,030 in 2021.
History
editIn 1800, the arrondissements of Rennes, Fougères, Montfort, Redon, Saint-Malo and Vitré were established. The arrondissements of Montfort and Vitré were disbanded in 1926.[2] In 2010, the arrondissement of Fougères was renamed Fougères-Vitré, and it absorbed the six cantons of Argentré-du-Plessis, Châteaubourg, La Guerche-de-Bretagne, Retiers, Vitré-Est and Vitré-Ouest from the arrondissement of Rennes.[3]
The borders of the arrondissements of Ille-et-Vilaine were modified in January 2017:[4]
- four communes from the arrondissement of Fougères-Vitré to the arrondissement of Rennes
- one commune from the arrondissement of Redon to the arrondissement of Rennes
- five communes from the arrondissement of Rennes to the arrondissement of Fougères-Vitré
- seven communes from the arrondissement of Rennes to the arrondissement of Saint-Malo
References
edit- ^ "Populations légales 2021: 35 Ille-et-Vilaine" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
- ^ Historique d'Ille-et-Vilaine
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2009". Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 23 December 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 21 October 2019.