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Arrondissements of the Aude department

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Map of arrondissements of the Aude department.

The 3 arrondissements of the Aude department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Carcassonne, (prefecture of the Aude department: Carcassonne) with 186 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 159,539 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Limoux, (subprefecture: Limoux) with 138 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 42,546 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Narbonne, (subprefecture: Narbonne) with 109 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 165,940 in 2016.

History

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In 1800 the arrondissements of Carcassonne, Castelnaudary, Limoux and Narbonne were established. The arrondissement of Castelnaudary was disbanded in 1926.[4]

The borders of the arrondissements of Aude were modified in January 2017:[5]

  • 27 communes from the arrondissement of Carcassonne to the arrondissement of Narbonne
  • seven communes from the arrondissement of Limoux to the arrondissement of Carcassonne

References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  2. ^ "Arrondissement de Carcassonne (111)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  3. ^ "Arrondissement de Limoux (112)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  4. ^ Historique de l'Aude
  5. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 15–25. Retrieved 2019-10-23.