Arrondissements of the Val-d'Oise department

Map of arrondissements of the Val-d'Oise department.

The 3 arrondissements of the Val-d'Oise department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Argenteuil, (subprefecture: Argenteuil) with 17 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 425,515 in 2021.
  2. Arrondissement of Pontoise, (prefecture of the Val-d'Oise department: Pontoise) with 105 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 349,407 in 2021.
  3. Arrondissement of Sarcelles, (subprefecture: Sarcelles) with 62 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 481,685 in 2021.

History

As parts of the department Seine-et-Oise, the arrondissement of Pontoise was established in 1800, the arrondissement of Montmorency in 1962 and the arrondissement of Argenteuil in 1966.[2] In 1968 the department Val-d'Oise was created from part of the former department Seine-et-Oise, and the arrondissements of Pontoise, Argenteuil and Montmorency became part of it.[3] In March 2000 Sarcelles replaced Montmorency as subprefecture.[3][4]

The borders of the arrondissements of Val-d'Oise were modified in January 2017:[5]

  • 10 communes from the arrondissement of Pontoise to the arrondissement of Argenteuil
  • two communes from the arrondissement of Pontoise to the arrondissement of Sarcelles
  • one commune from the arrondissement of Sarcelles to the arrondissement of Pontoise

References

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021: 95 Val-d'Oise" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Ancien département : Seine-et-Oise
  3. ^ a b Historique du Val-d'Oise
  4. ^ Décret n° 2000-186 du 3 mars 2000 portant transfert du chef-lieu de l'arrondissement de Montmorency à Sarcelles (Val-d'Oise)
  5. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 30 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 42–48. Retrieved 2019-10-29.