Arrondissements of the Côte-d'Or department facts for kids
The Côte-d'Or department in France is divided into three main areas called arrondissements. You can think of an arrondissement like a large district or a borough within a department. Each arrondissement has a main city, which is called a subprefecture.
If the main city of the whole department (which is called the prefecture) is located inside an arrondissement, then that city acts as both the prefecture for the department and the subprefecture for its arrondissement. Arrondissements are further divided into smaller areas called communes, which are like towns or villages.
Here are the arrondissements in Côte-d'Or:
| INSEE code |
Arrondissement | Capital | Population (2014) |
Area (km²) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
Communes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 211 | Beaune | Beaune | 97,107 | 2,118.3 | 45.8 | 223 |
| 212 | Dijon | Dijon | 373,574 | 3,049.0 | 122.5 | 228 |
| 213 | Montbard | Montbard | 60,699 | 3,595.9 | 16.9 | 253 |
History of Côte-d'Or Arrondissements
The way the Côte-d'Or department is organized has changed a few times since it was created:
- 1790: The department was first set up with seven smaller areas called districts. These were Châtillon-sur-Seine, Is-sur-Tille, Dijon, Saint-Jean-de-Losne, Beaune, Arnay-le-Duc, and Semur-en-Auxois.
- 1800: These districts were changed into the first arrondissements. There were four of them: Dijon, Beaune, Châtillon-sur-Seine, and Semur-en-Auxois.
- 1926: A new arrondissement called Montbard was created. It was made by combining parts of the Châtillon-sur-Seine and Semur-en-Auxois arrondissements. The main city (subprefecture) for this new area was moved from Semur-en-Auxois to Montbard.
Images for kids
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Map of arrondissements of the Côte-d'Or department.
See also
In Spanish: Distritos de Côte-d'Or para niños
