Arrondissements of the Loir-et-Cher department facts for kids
Did you know that France is divided into smaller areas to help manage everything? These areas are called departments. One of these departments is called Loir-et-Cher. Inside each department, there are even smaller areas called arrondissements. You can think of an arrondissement like a district or a borough in a big city.
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 both the department's capital and the arrondissement's capital.
Arrondissements are further divided into even smaller local areas called communes, which are like towns or villages.
The Loir-et-Cher department has 3 arrondissements. Here's a quick look at them:
| INSEE code |
Arrondissement | Capital | Population (2014) |
Area (km²) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
Communes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 411 | Blois | Blois | 173,125 | 2,238.9 | 77.3 | 94 |
| 412 | Vendôme | Vendôme | 70,205 | 1,719.4 | 40.8 | 105 |
| 413 | Romorantin-Lanthenay | Romorantin-Lanthenay | 90,237 | 2,385.2 | 37.8 | 77 |
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How the Arrondissements Changed Over Time
The way the Loir-et-Cher department is organized has changed a few times since it was first created.
Early Days: 1790
When the Loir-et-Cher department was first set up in 1790, it was divided into six smaller areas called districts. These districts were Blois, Vendôme, Romorantin, Mondoubleau, Mer, and Saint-Aignan. The main capital city for the whole department was Blois.
From Districts to Arrondissements: 1800
In the year 1800, these six districts were reorganized into three arrondissements. These new arrondissements were Blois, Romorantin, and Vendôme.
A Brief Change: 1926
For a short time in 1926, the arrondissement of Romorantin was removed. This meant there were only two arrondissements in the department.
Romorantin Returns: 1943
But then, in 1943, Romorantin was brought back and became an arrondissement again.
A New Name: 1961
Finally, in 1961, the town of Romorantin joined with another town called Lanthenay. Because of this, the name of the town and the arrondissement changed to Romorantin-Lanthenay. This is how the arrondissements are known today!
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Map of arrondissements of the Loir-et-Cher department.
