Arrondissements of France

Jose Gavinha called my attention to the formation of Arcachon arrondissement.

As of 2007-04-24, I have decided to change the HASC codes of 16 arrondissements. The purpose of this change is to ensure that no two arrondissements in the same region will have the same last two letters. This, in turn, is to pave the way to the possibility of changing the French divisions so that the regions, rather than the departments, become the primary subdivisions, while leaving the arrondissements as secondary subdivisions. (This is not to say that the change will definitely occur.)

Karem Abdalla has provided me with a spreadsheet showing the areas and populations of the arrondissements.

France is divided into departments. There are regions, each of which comprises two or more departments. The regions have gradually been acquiring administrative functions since they were established in 1960, but I still consider the departments as the primary administrative subdivisions of France. The departments are divided into arrondissements. The arrondissements are further divided into cantons. The cantons, in general, are divided into communes. INSEE  (Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques) has download files of all of these divisions.

Most people who know Paris are aware that it's divided into 20 arrondissements. Oddly, the arrondissements of Paris are a different type of division from the arrondissements in this table. The 'arrondissements' of Paris, Marseille, and Lyon are just municipal divisions; those of Paris are properly considered cantons.

ArrondissementHASCINSEEPopulationArea(km.²)
AbbevilleFR.SO.AB80 1125,2581,589
Agen *FR.LG.AG47 1105,3801,013
Aix-en-ProvenceFR.BD.AX13 1381,9861,532
Ajaccio *FR.CS.AJ2A 184,9212,195
AlbertvilleFR.SV.AV73 1101,3942,466
Albi *FR.TA.AB81 1164,9902,732
Alençon *FR.OR.AL61 1101,4871,710
AlèsFR.GA.AL30 1133,7611,322
AltkirchFR.HR.AK68 161,242655
AmbertFR.PD.AB63 128,0141,188
Amiens *FR.SO.AM80 2299,7762,465
AncenisFR.LA.AC44 448,720791
Angers *FR.ML.AG49 1367,1312,127
Angoulême *FR.CT.AG16 1219,8263,320
Annecy *FR.HS.AN74 1229,0391,262
AntonyFR.HD.AT92 1380,37149
AptFR.VC.AP84 1116,6441,377
ArcachonFR.GI.AR33 6110,2691,494
Argelès-GazostFR.HP.AG65 138,6331,300
ArgentanFR.OR.AR61 2119,4462,432
ArgenteuilFR.VO.AG95 1209,86053
ArlesFR.BD.AL13 2180,9482,284
Arras *FR.PC.AR62 1300,7852,519
AubussonFR.CR.AB23 139,9932,539
Auch *FR.GE.AC32 173,4102,134
Aurillac *FR.CL.AR15 182,1161,937
AutunFR.SL.AT71 194,9881,900
Auxerre *FR.YO.AX89 1178,7433,515
AvallonFR.YO.AV89 250,6182,209
Avesnes-sur-HelpeFR.NO.AH59 1238,4661,408
Avignon *FR.VC.AV84 2269,828924
AvranchesFR.MH.AV50 1117,4311,762
Bagnères-de-BigorreFR.HP.BB65 244,8961,676
BarcelonnetteFR.AP.BC04 17,5691,028
Bar-le-Duc *FR.MS.BD55 164,4001,451
Bar-sur-AubeFR.AB.BA10 130,3961,193
Bastia *FR.HC.BS2B 292,6401,382
BayeuxFR.CV.BY14 163,022952
BayonneFR.PA.BY64 1248,8402,270
BeauneFR.CO.BN21 192,1312,118
Beauvais *FR.OI.BV60 1209,5402,100
Belfort *FR.TB.BF90 1137,408609
BellacFR.HV.BL87 140,1201,780
BelleyFR.AI.BL01 179,6561,307
BergeracFR.DD.BG24 1103,1052,182
BernayFR.EU.BN27 2131,0502,060
Besançon *FR.DB.BS25 1246,8722,497
BéthuneFR.PC.BT62 2279,783674
BéziersFR.HE.BZ34 1255,6692,987
BlayeFR.GI.BL33 154,136696
Blois *FR.LC.BL41 1177,2822,565
Bobigny *FR.SS.BG93 1529,23766
BonnevilleFR.HS.BN74 2161,4101,558
Bordeaux *FR.GI.BD33 2868,9932,903
Boulay-MoselleFR.MO.BM57 174,628722
Boulogne-BillancourtFR.HD.BB92 3292,40946
Boulogne-sur-MerFR.PC.BM62 3163,159640
Bourg-en-Bresse *FR.AI.BB01 2295,3513,105
Bourges *FR.CH.BG18 1174,0312,798
BressuireFR.DS.BR79 191,6731,623
BrestFR.FI.BR29 1353,5411,408
BriançonFR.HA.BN05 132,1242,138
BrieyFR.MM.BR54 1157,0501,143
BrignolesFR.VR.BR83 3107,0542,260
BrioudeFR.HL.BR43 141,0951,529
Brive-la-GaillardeFR.CZ.BG19 1121,1501,526
Caen *FR.CV.CN14 2389,9731,990
Cahors *FR.LO.CH46 169,8872,179
CalaisFR.PC.CL62 6118,311310
CalviFR.HC.CV2B 517,875861
CambraiFR.NO.CB59 2158,845902
Carcassonne *FR.AD.CC11 1141,8902,668
CarpentrasFR.VC.CP84 3113,2131,266
CastellaneFR.AP.CS04 28,1251,320
CastelsarrasinFR.TG.CS82 168,6561,602
CastresFR.TA.CT81 2178,4123,026
CéretFR.PO.CR66 166,624954
Châlons-en-Champagne *FR.MR.CC51 1100,1121,778
Chalon-sur-SaôneFR.SL.CS71 2193,0911,726
Chambéry *FR.SV.CB73 2230,2571,586
Charleville-Mézières *FR.AN.CV08 1171,6081,825
CharollesFR.SL.CR71 3102,2052,500
Chartres *FR.EL.CH28 1194,3402,130
ChâteaubriantFR.LA.CB44 1102,3922,148
Château-Chinon (Ville)FR.NI.CC58 128,1411,929
ChâteaudunFR.EL.CD28 256,8861,439
Château-GontierFR.MY.CG53 158,1521,270
ChâteaulinFR.FI.CL29 281,5341,804
Châteauroux *FR.IN.CR36 2130,1152,524
Château-SalinsFR.MO.CS57 228,480974
Château-ThierryFR.AS.CT02 168,5701,193
ChâtelleraultFR.VN.CR86 1109,2022,065
Chaumont *FR.HM.CM52 169,2232,476
Cherbourg-OctevilleFR.MH.CB50 2190,9731,639
ChinonFR.IL.CN37 180,5791,694
CholetFR.ML.CL49 2183,4781,646
ClamecyFR.NI.CM58 226,7391,464
ClermontFR.OI.CL60 2120,3281,142
Clermont-Ferrand *FR.PD.CF63 2352,7521,796
CognacFR.CT.CG16 283,0831,240
Colmar *FR.HR.CM68 2139,255666
CommercyFR.MS.CM55 243,8451,932
CompiègneFR.OI.CP60 3173,9431,275
CondomFR.GE.CD32 262,2422,437
ConfolensFR.CT.CF16 336,7191,396
CorteFR.HC.CT2B 331,0882,423
Cosne-Cours-sur-LoireFR.NI.CL58 445,0741,403
CoutancesFR.MH.CT50 376,8611,301
Créteil *FR.VM.CT94 1625,868146
DaxFR.LD.DX40 1174,3673,194
DieFR.DM.DI26 137,7332,287
DieppeFR.SM.DP76 1227,1693,055
Digne-les-Bains *FR.AP.DB04 348,1282,465
Dijon *FR.CO.DJ21 2350,4483,049
DinanFR.CA.DN22 1112,0761,755
DoleFR.JU.DL39 177,0781,180
DouaiFR.NO.DO59 3246,987477
DraguignanFR.VR.DG83 1264,6322,417
DreuxFR.EL.DR28 3120,2981,501
DunkerqueFR.NO.DK59 4379,7021,443
ÉpernayFR.MR.EP51 291,4712,156
Épinal *FR.VG.EP88 1225,8983,098
ÉtampesFR.ES.ET91 1125,148876
Évreux *FR.EU.EV27 3274,2642,561
Évry *FR.ES.EV91 2471,435469
FigeacFR.LO.FG46 250,0951,550
FloracFR.LZ.FR48 112,5241,687
Foix *FR.AG.FX09 150,1142,078
FontainebleauFR.SE.FB77 4144,8491,227
Fontenay-le-ComteFR.VD.FC85 1119,4032,129
ForbachFR.MO.FB57 3191,169702
ForcalquierFR.AP.FC04 475,7392,112
FougèresFR.IV.FG35 175,380999
Gap *FR.HA.GP05 289,2953,411
GexFR.AI.GX01 359,336426
GourdonFR.LO.GD46 340,2151,487
GrasseFR.AM.GR06 1504,6321,231
Grenoble *FR.IS.GR38 1696,3264,715
GuebwillerFR.HR.GW68 376,314584
Guéret *FR.CR.GR23 284,4773,027
GuingampFR.CA.GG22 284,5881,966
HaguenauFR.BR.HG67 2120,445666
IssoireFR.PD.IS63 357,5491,820
IssoudunFR.IN.IS36 434,8521,182
IstresFR.BD.IS13 4292,703599
JonzacFR.CM.JZ17 151,6751,530
La ChâtreFR.IN.CT36 333,2751,323
La FlècheFR.ST.FL72 187,1991,588
LangonFR.GI.LG33 379,4392,306
LangresFR.HM.LG52 246,8422,163
LannionFR.CA.LN22 393,105904
Laon *FR.AS.LN02 2162,8732,461
LargentièreFR.AH.LG07 144,2641,928
La Rochelle *FR.CM.RL17 3184,728818
La Roche-sur-Yon *FR.VD.RY85 2230,3862,495
La Tour-du-PinFR.IS.TP38 2212,9871,479
Laval *FR.MY.LV53 2140,2071,812
Le BlancFR.IN.LB36 132,8971,761
Le HavreFR.SM.HV76 2403,2981,330
Le Mans *FR.ST.MN72 3363,2453,002
LensFR.PC.LN62 7326,719278
Le Puy-en-Velay *FR.HL.PV43 296,2542,288
Le RaincyFR.SS.RC93 2506,374123
Les AndelysFR.EU.AD27 1135,7401,419
Lesparre-MédocFR.GI.LM33 442,8541,318
Les Sables-d'OlonneFR.VD.SO85 3189,8752,096
Le ViganFR.GA.VG30 331,5951,398
L'Haÿ-les-RosesFR.VM.HR94 3236,80335
LibourneFR.GI.LB33 5131,6431,283
Lille *FR.NO.LL59 51,182,026879
Limoges *FR.HV.LM87 2278,4392,945
LimouxFR.AD.LM11 241,4891,781
LisieuxFR.CV.LS14 3140,5041,650
LochesFR.IL.LC37 348,7731,803
LodèveFR.HE.LD34 249,1261,211
Lons-le-Saunier *FR.JU.LS39 2122,3732,817
LorientFR.MB.LR56 1281,6211,489
LouhansFR.SL.LH71 448,5201,248
LunévilleFR.MM.LV54 276,7821,451
LureFR.HN.LR70 1106,4611,848
Lyon *FR.RH.LY69 11,406,0431,746
Mâcon *FR.SL.MC71 5106,0891,200
MamersFR.ST.MM72 279,4071,615
Mantes-la-JolieFR.YV.MJ78 1264,269825
MarmandeFR.LG.MM47 276,1691,388
Marseille *FR.BD.MS13 3980,082672
MauriacFR.CL.MR15 228,6491,278
MayenneFR.MY.MY53 386,9792,094
MeauxFR.SE.MX77 1258,3651,400
Melun *FR.SE.ML77 2334,9501,336
Mende *FR.LZ.MD48 260,9853,479
Metz-CampagneFR.MO.MC57 4211,8631,047
Metz-Ville *FR.MO.MV57 9123,77642
MillauFR.AV.ML12 167,6123,467
MirandeFR.GE.MD32 336,6831,686
MolsheimFR.BR.MM67 389,604745
MontargisFR.LT.MA45 1158,4262,631
Montauban *FR.TG.MA82 2137,3782,117
MontbardFR.CO.MB21 364,1763,596
MontbéliardFR.DB.MB25 2183,2481,444
MontbrisonFR.LR.MB42 1160,2891,959
Mont-de-Marsan *FR.LD.MT40 2152,9676,048
MontdidierFR.SO.MD80 351,644916
MontluçonFR.AL.MC03 1117,8522,328
MontmorillonFR.VN.MM86 274,0453,000
Montpellier *FR.HE.MP34 3591,6461,904
MontreuilFR.PC.MR62 499,2881,160
MorlaixFR.FI.ML29 3121,3311,319
Mortagne-au-PercheFR.OR.MP61 371,4041,961
Moulins *FR.AL.MS03 2106,7052,996
MulhouseFR.HR.MH68 4304,295634
MuretFR.HG.MR31 1154,8721,639
Nancy *FR.MM.NN54 3415,1061,509
Nanterre *FR.HD.NT92 2756,10181
Nantes *FR.LA.NT44 2715,3582,118
NantuaFR.AI.NT01 480,927924
NarbonneFR.AD.NB11 3126,3911,690
NéracFR.LG.NR47 436,9811,400
NeufchâteauFR.VG.NC88 261,6561,611
Nevers *FR.NI.NV58 3125,2442,020
Nice *FR.AM.NC06 2506,6943,067
Nîmes *FR.GA.NM30 2457,7693,133
Niort *FR.DS.NR79 2190,7082,792
Nogent-le-RotrouFR.EL.NR28 436,141811
Nogent-sur-MarneFR.VM.NM94 2364,57963
Nogent-sur-SeineFR.AB.NS10 251,4411,277
NontronFR.DD.NN24 241,7821,621
NyonsFR.DM.NY26 262,0251,722
Oloron-Sainte-MarieFR.PA.OS64 273,1172,885
Orléans *FR.LT.OR45 2402,5802,946
PalaiseauFR.ES.PA91 3537,655459
PamiersFR.AG.PM09 261,0581,315
Paris *FR.VP.PR75 12,125,246105
ParthenayFR.DS.PR79 362,0111,585
Pau *FR.PA.PA64 3278,0612,490
Périgueux *FR.DD.PG24 3173,8213,337
PéronneFR.SO.PR80 478,8731,200
Perpignan *FR.PO.PP66 2287,2721,317
PithiviersFR.LT.PT45 357,1201,198
Poitiers *FR.VN.PT86 3215,7771,926
PontarlierFR.DB.PA25 368,9421,293
PontivyFR.MB.PT56 2114,2372,399
Pontoise *FR.VO.PS95 3467,888828
PradesFR.PO.PD66 338,9071,845
Privas *FR.AH.PR07 2118,0281,742
ProvinsFR.SE.PV77 3112,0201,651
Quimper *FR.FI.QP29 4296,0122,202
RambouilletFR.YV.RB78 2214,219953
RedonFR.IV.RD35 281,1061,335
ReimsFR.MR.RS51 3310,2891,702
Rennes *FR.IV.RS35 3569,9323,483
RethelFR.AN.RT08 233,9511,200
RibeauvilléFR.HR.RB68 549,311462
RiomFR.PD.RM63 4109,6592,300
RoanneFR.LR.RN42 2152,6591,780
RochechouartFR.HV.RC87 335,334795
RochefortFR.CM.RF17 2161,3401,528
Rodez *FR.AV.RD12 2132,5663,974
Romorantin-LanthenayFR.LC.RL41 369,6722,059
Rouen *FR.SM.RN76 3608,6711,893
Saint-Amand-MontrondFR.CH.SA18 267,3442,670
Saint-Brieuc *FR.CA.SB22 4252,6042,252
Saint-ClaudeFR.JU.SC39 351,4061,003
Saint-DenisFR.SS.ST93 3347,25047
Saint-Dié-des-VosgesFR.VG.SD88 393,3981,166
Saint-DizierFR.HM.SD52 378,8081,571
Sainte-MenehouldFR.MR.SM51 514,3131,021
SaintesFR.CM.SS17 4108,9891,546
Saint-Étienne *FR.LR.SE42 3415,5761,041
Saint-FlourFR.CL.SF15 340,0132,511
Saint-GaudensFR.HG.SG31 271,9592,140
Saint-Germain-en-LayeFR.YV.SG78 3528,320341
Saint-GironsFR.AG.SR09 326,0331,497
Saint-Jean-d'AngélyFR.CM.SJ17 550,2921,442
Saint-Jean-de-MaurienneFR.SV.SJ73 341,6071,976
Saint-Julien-en-GenevoisFR.HS.SG74 3130,874660
Saint-Lô *FR.MH.SL50 496,2061,235
Saint-MaloFR.IV.SM35 4141,115958
Saint-NazaireFR.LA.SN44 3267,7961,758
Saint-OmerFR.PC.SO62 5153,5231,090
Saint-QuentinFR.AS.SQ02 3134,5971,071
SarcellesFR.VO.MM95 2427,716364
Sarlat-la-CanédaFR.DD.SC24 469,5851,921
SarrebourgFR.MO.SB57 562,098993
SarregueminesFR.MO.SG57 684,847795
SartèneFR.CS.ST2A 433,6721,819
SaumurFR.ML.SM49 3129,2222,229
SaverneFR.BR.SN67 488,2511,003
SedanFR.AN.SE08 362,096792
SegréFR.ML.SG49 453,1111,164
Sélestat-ErsteinFR.BR.SE67 5134,907981
SenlisFR.OI.SL60 4262,6301,344
SensFR.YO.SS89 3103,8601,704
SoissonsFR.AS.SS02 4100,6271,243
Strasbourg-CampagneFR.BR.SC67 6264,424684
Strasbourg-Ville *FR.BR.SV67 8264,11578
Tarbes *FR.HP.TB65 3138,8391,488
ThannFR.HR.TH68 677,608525
ThiersFR.PD.TR63 556,292866
Thionville-EstFR.MO.TE57 7127,541686
Thionville-OuestFR.MO.TO57 8119,045255
Thonon-les-BainsFR.HS.TB74 4110,356908
TorcyFR.SE.TC77 5343,583302
ToulFR.MM.TL54 464,8411,143
Toulon *FR.VR.TL83 2526,7551,296
Toulouse *FR.HG.TL31 3819,5072,531
Tournon-sur-RhôneFR.AH.TR07 3123,7311,858
Tours *FR.IL.TR37 2424,6512,629
Troyes *FR.AB.TR10 3210,2943,534
Tulle *FR.CZ.TL19 276,9972,564
UsselFR.CZ.US19 334,4291,766
Valence *FR.DM.VL26 3338,0202,521
ValenciennesFR.NO.VL59 6348,994635
Vannes *FR.MB.VN56 3248,0152,935
VendômeFR.LC.VD41 268,0141,719
VerdunFR.MS.VD55 383,9532,829
Versailles *FR.YV.VS78 4347,496165
VervinsFR.AS.VV02 569,1751,401
Vesoul *FR.HN.VS70 2123,2713,512
VichyFR.AL.VC03 3120,1642,016
VienneFR.IS.VN38 3184,6931,237
VierzonFR.CH.VZ18 373,0531,767
Villefranche-de-RouergueFR.AV.VR12 363,6301,293
Villefranche-sur-SaôneFR.RH.VS69 2172,8261,503
Villeneuve-sur-LotFR.LG.VL47 386,8501,560
VireFR.CV.VR14 454,886956
Vitry-le-FrançoisFR.MR.VF51 449,0441,504
VouziersFR.AN.VZ08 422,4751,412
WissembourgFR.BR.WB67 764,374598
YssingeauxFR.HL.YS43 371,7641,160
Totals58,518,748543,965
  • Name: Arrondissements have the same names as their capitals.
    Asterisks indicate préfectures, which are capitals of the
    departments to which they belong. The capital of an
    arrondissement, if it's not a préfecture, is called a sous-préfecture.
  • HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes. The middle
    two letters identify the department. For key, see Departments
    of France
    page.
  • INSEE: Arrondissement code according to INSEE. The first two
    characters are the same as the ISO code for the department.
    For key, see the Departments of France page.
  • Population: 1999-03-08 census.

Change history:

The French encyclopedia, Quid, has much information about the change history of arrondissements. However, it omits certain details. For example, when two arrondissements merge, it only gives the name of the one that disappeared, not the one that engulfed it.

When Quid says that X was created, I think it means that X used to be a city other than the capital of an arrondissement. A new arrondissement was split off from the old one, with X as its capital. When A is substituted for B, I think that means that the capital of arrondissement A was moved from city A to city B, and consequently the name of the arrondissement was changed from A to B. When arrondissement T is eliminated, I think the arrondissement was merged with one or more of its neighbors.

  1. 1800-02-17: The arrondissements were originally created, replacing districts which had been created on 1789-12-22.
  2. 1801: Saint-Pol created (Pas-de-Calais department).
  3. 1803: Valenciennes created (Nord department).
  4. 1803-07-22: Dunkerque substituted for Bergues (Nord).
  5. 1804-12-24: Bressuire substituted for Thouars (Deux-Sèvres).
  6. 1806-02-10: Sélestat substituted for Barr (Bas-Rhin).
  7. 1811: Cherbourg created (Manche).
  8. 1812: Fontenay substituted for Montaigu (Vendée) (1811).
  9. 1812: Rambouillet created (Seine-et-Oise).
  10. 1815: Gex created (Ain).
  11. 1815: Montbéliard substituted for Saint-Hippolyte (Doubs).
  12. 1817: Arles substituted for Tarascon (Bouches-du-Rhône).
  13. 1824: Valenciennes created (Nord).
  14. 1857: Cassel substituted for Hazebrouck (Nord), Mulhouse substituted for Altkirch (Haut-Rhin).
  15. 1857: Cholet substituted for Beaupréau (Maine-et-Loire).
  16. 1860-06-15: Grasse arrondissement transferred from Var department to Alpes-Maritimes.
  17. 1868: Saint-Nazaire substituted for Savenay (Loire-Inférieure).
  18. 1880-04-02: Saint-Denis and Sceaux were partially eliminated: the arrondissements remained, but were administered directly by the prefect of Seine department.
  19. 1926: Langon substituted for Bazas (Gironde), Montbard substituted for Châtillon-sur-Seine (C.-d'Or), Cavaillon substituted for Apt (Vaucluse).
  20. 1926-09-10: 106 sous-préfectures eliminated for professed reasons of economy, but in reality to allow an electoral redistricting. Many of these sous-préfectures were restored later. The ones that were permanently eliminated were Arcis-sur-Aube, Barbezieux, Bar-sur-Seine, Baugé, Baume-les-Dames, Bazas, Bourganeuf, Boussac, Castelnaudary, Châtillon-sur-Seine, Civray, Coulommiers, Domfront, Doullens, Embrun, Espalion, Falaise, Gaillac, Gannat, Gien, Gray, Hazebrouck, Joigny, Lavaur, Lectoure, Lombez, Loudéac, Loudun, Louviers, Mantes, Marennes, Marvejols, Mauléon, Melle, Mirecourt, Moissac, Montélimar, Montfort, Montmédy, Mortain, Moûtiers, Murat (Cantal department), Neufchâtel-en-Bray, Orange, Orthez, Paimbœuf, Ploërmel, Poligny, Pont-Audemer, Pont-l'Évêque, Puget-Théniers, Quimperlé, Remiremont, Ribérac, Rocroi, Ruffec, Saint-Affrique, Saint-Calais, Saint-Marcellin, Saint-Pol, Saint-Pons, Saint-Sever, Saint-Yrieix, Sancerre, Sisteron, Tonnerre, Trévoux, Uzès, Valognes, Villefranche-de-Lauragais, Vitré, Wassy, and Yvetot. The ones that were restored later, with the year of restoration, were: Gex, Saint-Julien-en-Genevois (1933); Sainte-Menehould (1940); Ambert, Argelès-Gazost, Bressuire, Castellane, Château-Gontier, Château-Thierry, Clermont, Issoudun, Lesparre, Lodève, Louhans, Mortagne, Muret, Nérac, Pamiers, Pithiviers, Sedan, Yssingeaux (1942); Ancenis, Calvi, Cosne, Loches, Nogent-le-Rotrou, Romorantin, Saint-Jean-d'Angély, Toul, Ussel (1943); Étampes (1966); Brignoles (1974); and Fontainebleau (1988).
  21. 1933: Apt substituted for Cavaillon (Vaucluse).
  22. 1933-07-27: Gex and Saint-Julien-en-Genevois restored.
  23. 1934: Colmar-Ville and Metz-Ville eliminated.
  24. 1940-11-14: Sainte-Menehould restored.
  25. 1941-08-24: Vichy substituted for Lapalisse (Allier).
  26. 1942-06-01: Ambert, Argelès-Gazost, Bressuire, Castellane, Château-Gontier, Château-Thierry, Clermont, Issoudun, Lesparre, Lodève, Louhans, Mortagne, Muret, Nérac, Pamiers, Pithiviers, Sedan, and Yssingeaux restored.
  27. 1943-11-26, 1943-12-06: Ancenis, Calvi, Cosne, Loches, Nantes, Nogent-le-Rotrou, Romorantin, Saint-Jean-d'Angély, Toul, and Ussel restored. (The Quid page doesn't mention that Nantes was eliminated, but does say that it was restored.)
  28. 1962: Saint-Denis and Sceaux eliminated.
  29. 1962-01-10: Calais and Lens created.
  30. 1962-11-07: Le Raincy, Montmorency, Palaiseau, and Saint-Germain-en-Laye created.
  31. 1966-06-02: Argenteuil created. Étampes restored.
  32. 1966-06-02: Corbeil-Essonnes eliminated. (The Quid page gives this date, but elsewhere it says this happened in 1962.)
  33. 1966-12-30: Antony and Nogent-sur-Marne created.
  34. 1972-12-27: Arrondissements of Boulogne-Billancourt and L'Haÿ-les-Roses created.
  35. 1974-05-24: Arrondissements of Erstein and Sélestat merged to form Sélestat-Erstein (capital Sélestat).
  36. 1974-12-04: Brignoles restored.
  37. 1981-10-23: Arrondissement of Istres created. Its boundaries were modified on 1982-04-14.
  38. 1984-04-06: Arrondissement of Vierzon created.
  39. 1988-04-26: Fontainebleau restored.
  40. 1993-02-26: Arrondissement of Noisiel created.
  41. 1994-04-28: Capital of Noisiel moved to Torcy, and name of the arrondissement changed to match.
  42. ~1996: Arrondissement of Saint-Denis created.
  43. 1999-12-21: Name of Saint-Dié changed to Saint-Dié-des-Vosges.
  44. 2000-02-23: Name of Cherbourg changed to Cherbourg-Octeville (as a result of the merging of the communes of Cherbourg and Octeville).
  45. 2000-03-03: Capital of Montmorency moved to Sarcelles, and name of the arrondissement changed to match.
  46. ~2006: The canton of Sarralbe (population 15,133, 141 km.²) may have been transferred from Forbach to Sarreguemines.
  47. 2007-01-01: Arcachon arrondissement split from Bordeaux.
  48. 2007-04-24: HASC codes of 16 arrondissements changed. The former codes were as follows: Aix-en-Provence was FR.BD.AP; Bobigny was FR.SS.BB; Le Blanc was FR.IN.BL; Briançon was FR.HA.BR; Charleville-Mézières was FR.AN.CM; Chartres was FR.EL.CR; Molsheim was FR.BR.MH; Mont-de-Marsan was FR.LD.MM; Mirande was FR.GE.MR; Nancy was FR.MM.NC; Provins was FR.SE.PR; Palaiseau was FR.ES.PS; Parthenay was FR.DS.PT; Sedan was FR.AN.SD; Saint-Girons was FR.AG.SG; and Saint-Julien-en-Genevois was FR.HS.SJ.
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