Arrondissement of Saverne facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Arrondissement of Saverne
Arrondissement of France
Saverne in Bas-Rhin
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
Communes	164
Subprefecture	Saverne
INSEE code	674
Area
• Total	1,243.8 km2 (480.2 sq mi)
Population  (2014)
• Total	129,272
• Density	103.933/km2 (269.186/sq mi)

The arrondissement of Saverne is a special kind of administrative area in France. It's like a district within a larger region. This arrondissement is part of the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region of France. Its main city, or capital, is Saverne.

History of Saverne Arrondissement

In 2015, the borders of the Saverne arrondissement were changed. Some towns, called communes, that used to be in the Strasbourg-Campagne arrondissement became part of Saverne. At the same time, some communes that were in Saverne moved to other nearby arrondissements, like Haguenau-Wissembourg and Molsheim.

Geography of Saverne Arrondissement

The Saverne arrondissement is located in the western part of the Bas-Rhin department. It shares its borders with several other arrondissements:

• To the northeast, it borders the Haguenau-Wissembourg arrondissement.
• To the southeast, it borders the Strasbourg arrondissement.
• To the south, it borders the Molsheim arrondissement.

The Moselle department is to its southwest, west, and north.

The Saverne arrondissement covers an area of about 1,244 square kilometers (480 square miles). In 2014, it had a population of 129,272 people. This means that about 104 people live in each square kilometer of the area.

How Saverne Arrondissement is Organized

The arrondissement of Saverne is made up of smaller areas.

Cantons

Cantons are like voting districts in France. After a change in how cantons are organized, they can now include towns that belong to different arrondissements.

The Saverne arrondissement has three cantons:

• Bouxwiller
• Ingwiller
• Saverne (only a part of this canton is in Saverne arrondissement)

Communes

A commune is the smallest administrative division in France, similar to a town or a rural municipality. The Saverne arrondissement has 164 communes.

Here are some of the communes with the largest populations in the arrondissement:

Related pages

• Arrondissements of the Bas-Rhin department
• List of arrondissements of France

See also

In Spanish: Distrito de Saverne para niños