Arrondissements of the Gironde department facts for kids

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There are 6 arrondissements in the Gironde department. The French departments, and in other countries, are divided into arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts (in some cases, as boroughs). The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture.

If the prefecture (capital) of the department is in an arrondissement, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture.

Arrondissements are further divided into communes.

The 6 arrondissements of Gironde are:

INSEE code	Arrondissement	Capital	Population (2014)	Area (km²)	Density (Inh./km²)	Communes
331	Blaye	Blaye	88,115	782.4	112.6	63
332	Bordeaux	Bordeaux	921,668	1,521.8	605.6	82
333	Langon	Langon	130,911	2,644.3	49.5	197
334	Lesparre-Médoc	Lesparre-Médoc	86,560	2,274.4	38.1	50
335	Libourne	Libourne	152,602	1,282.9	119.0	129
336	Arcachon	Arcachon	146,160	1,469.8	99.4	17

History

Since its creation, the Gironde department has had some changes:

1790 : creation of the Gironde department with seven districts: Bordeaux, Libourne, La Réole, Bazas, Cadillac, Blaye and Lesparre. Bordeaux was the capital of the department.
1800 : creation of the arrondissements: Bordeaux, Bazas, Blaye, Lesparre, Libourne, La Réole.
1926 : the arrondissements of Lesparre and La Réole were eliminated; the subprefecture of Bazas was moved to Langon.
1942 : Lesparre is again an arrondissement of the department with the name of Lesparre-Médoc.
2006 (6 December) : creation of the arrondissement of Arcachon.

Images for kids

Map of arrondissements of the Gironde department.

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