Arrondissements of the Cher department facts for kids
Did you know that France is divided into smaller areas to help with local government? These areas are called arrondissements (say: ah-ron-dees-MONS). Think of them like districts or boroughs in a big city. The Cher department in France has 3 of these arrondissements.
Each arrondissement has a main city, which is like its capital. This capital city is called a subprefecture. If the main capital city of the whole department is inside an arrondissement, then that city acts as the capital for both the department and the arrondissement!
Arrondissements are then split even further into smaller areas called communes. These are like towns or villages.
The arrondissements in Cher are listed below. This table shows you important facts about each one:
- INSEE code: A special number for each area.
- Arrondissement: The name of the district.
- Capital: The main city of that district.
- Population (2014): How many people lived there in 2014.
- Area (km²): How big the area is in square kilometers.
- Density (Inh./km²): How many people live in each square kilometer.
- Communes: The number of smaller towns or villages inside that arrondissement.
| INSEE code |
Arrondissement | Capital | Population (2014) |
Area (km²) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
Communes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181 | Bourges | Bourges | 173,889 | 2,797.8 | 62.2 | 131 |
| 182 | Saint-Amand-Montrond | Saint-Amand-Montrond | 65,145 | 2,669.8 | 24.4 | 116 |
| 183 | Vierzon | Vierzon | 71,236 | 1,767.4 | 40.3 | 43 |
History of Arrondissements in Cher
The way areas are divided in France has changed over time. Here's a quick look at how the arrondissements in Cher came to be:
- 1790: On March 4th, the Cher department was first created. It had seven smaller areas called districts. Their main towns were Aubigny, Sancerre, Sancoins, Saint-Amand, Châteaumeillant, Bourges, and Vierzon. The main capital for the whole department was Bourges.
- 1800: The idea of arrondissements was introduced across France. The seven old districts in Cher were changed into three new arrondissements: Bourges, Saint-Amand-Mont-Rond, and Sancerre.
- 1926: On September 10th, the arrondissement of Sancerre was removed. This meant there were only two arrondissements for a while.
- 1984: A new arrondissement was created for Vierzon, bringing the total back to three, which is how it is today!
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Map of arrondissements of the Cher department.
