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Arrondissements of the Finistère department

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Map of arrondissements of the Finistère department.

The 4 arrondissements of the Finistère department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Brest, (subprefecture: Brest) with 77 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 374,276 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Châteaulin, (subprefecture: Châteaulin) with 57 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 82,403 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Morlaix, (subprefecture: Morlaix) with 59 communes.[3] The population of the arrondissement was 128,830 in 2016.
  4. Arrondissement of Quimper, (prefecture of the Finistère department: Quimper) with 84 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 322,740 in 2016.

History

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In 1800 the arrondissements of Quimper, Brest, Châteaulin, Morlaix and Quimperlé were established. The arrondissement of Quimperlé was disbanded in 1926.[4]

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

  • one commune from the arrondissement of Brest to the arrondissement of Morlaix
  • three communes from the arrondissement of Châteaulin to the arrondissement of Quimper

References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  2. ^ "Arrondissement de Châteaulin (292)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  3. ^ "Arrondissement de Morlaix (293)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  4. ^ Historique du Finistère
  5. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 1 December 2016" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-10.