Arrondissements of the Orne department
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The 3 arrondissements of the Orne department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Alençon, (prefecture of the Orne department: Alençon) with 111 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 86,907 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Argentan, (subprefecture: Argentan) with 123 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 110,239 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche, (subprefecture: Mortagne-au-Perche) with 151 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 88,162 in 2016.
History
In 1800 the arrondissements of Alençon, Argentan, Domfront and Mortagne-au-Perche were established. The arrondissements of Domfront and Mortagne-au-Perche were disbanded in 1926, and Then, Mortagne-au-Perche was restored in 1942.[3]
The borders of the arrondissements of Orne were modified in January 2017:[4]
- 11 communes from the arrondissement of Alençon to the arrondissement of Argentan
- one commune from the arrondissement of Alençon to the arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche
- nine communes from the arrondissement of Argentan to the arrondissement of Alençon
- 49 communes from the arrondissement of Argentan to the arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche
- five communes from the arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche to the arrondissement of Alençon
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