Arrondissements of the Haute-Marne department facts for kids
There are 3 arrondissements in the Haute-Marne 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 arrondissements of Haute-Marne are:
| INSEE code |
Arrondissement | Capital | Population (2014) |
Area (km²) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
Communes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 521 | Chaumont | Chaumont | 64,970 | 2,476.3 | 26.2 | 159 |
| 522 | Langres | Langres | 44,332 | 2,162.9 | 20.5 | 157 |
| 523 | Saint-Dizier | Saint-Dizier | 71,371 | 1,571.4 | 45.4 | 111 |
History
Since its creation, the Haute-Marne department has had few changes:
- 1790 : creation of the department with six districts: Bourbonne, Bourmont, Chaumont, Joinville, Langres and Saint-Dizier; the capital was Chaumont.
- 1800 : creation of three arrondissements: Chaumont, Langres and Wassy.
- 1926 : the arrondissement of Wassy was eliminated.
- 1943 : Wassy was made again an arrondissement but the subprefecture was moved to Saint-Dizier.
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Map of arrondissements of the Haute-Marne department.
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