Arrondissements of the Alpes-Maritimes department facts for kids
The Alpes-Maritimes department in France is divided into two main areas called arrondissements. You can think of an arrondissement like a big district or a borough within a larger region. It's a way to help manage and organize the different parts of a department.
Each arrondissement has a main city called a subprefecture. If the main city of the whole department is also part of an arrondissement, then that city acts as both the department's capital and the arrondissement's subprefecture. Arrondissements are then split into smaller areas called communes, which are like towns or local communities.
The two arrondissements in the Alpes-Maritimes department are:
| INSEE code |
Arrondissement | Capital | Population (2014) |
Area (km²) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
Communes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 061 | Grasse | Grasse | 560,045 | 1,231.2 | 454.9 | 62 |
| 062 | Nice | Nice | 523,267 | 3,067.4 | 170.6 | 101 |
This table shows you some interesting facts about each arrondissement. For example, the "INSEE code" is like a special number for each one. You can see their main cities, how many people lived there in 2014, their size in square kilometers, and how many communes (smaller towns or areas) they contain.
History of Alpes-Maritimes Arrondissements
The way the Alpes-Maritimes department is organized has changed a few times over the years. Here's a quick look at its history:
- 1793: The department was first created with three districts: Menton, Nice, and Puget-Théniers. The main city (capital) was Nice.
- 1794: The Menton district changed its name to Fort-d'Hercule, which is now Monaco.
- 1800: The districts were reorganized into three arrondissements: Nice, Monaco, and Puget-Théniers.
- 1805: A new arrondissement called San-Remo was created, and the Monaco arrondissement was removed.
- 1814: The department became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia for a while.
- 1860: The department was created again! This time, it included the County of Nice and the Grasse area, which used to be part of the Var department. In this year, Alpes-Maritimes had three arrondissements: Nice, Grasse, and Puget-Théniers.
- 1926: The Puget-Théniers arrondissement was removed, leaving the two arrondissements we have today: Nice and Grasse.
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Map of arrondissements of the Alpes-Maritimes department.
