Arrondissements of the Gers department
The 3 arrondissements of the Gers department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Auch, (prefecture of the Gers department: Auch) with 134 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 81,242 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Condom, (subprefecture: Condom) with 162 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 67,137 in 2016.
- Arrondissement of Mirande, (subprefecture: Mirande) with 165 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 42,285 in 2016.
History
[edit]In 1800 the arrondissements of Auch, Condom, Lectoure, Lombez and Mirande were established. The arrondissements of Lectoure and Lombez were disbanded in 1926.[3]
The borders of the arrondissements of Gers were modified in January 2017:[4]
- 13 communes from the arrondissement of Auch to the arrondissement of Condom
- 21 communes from the arrondissement of Auch to the arrondissement of Mirande
- nine communes from the arrondissement of Condom to the arrondissement of Auch
- five communes from the arrondissement of Mirande to the arrondissement of Auch
References
[edit]- ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ "Arrondissement de Mirande (323)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
- ^ Historique du Gers
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 50–60. Retrieved 2019-10-20.
