Arrondissements of the Calvados department explained

The 4 arrondissements of the Calvados department are:^[1]

1. Arrondissement of Bayeux, (subprefecture: Bayeux) with 123 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 73,794 in 2021.
2. Arrondissement of Caen, (prefecture of the Calvados department: Caen) with 201 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 395,885 in 2021.
3. Arrondissement of Lisieux, (subprefecture: Lisieux) with 160 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 159,921 in 2021.
4. Arrondissement of Vire, (subprefecture: Vire-Normandie) with 44 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 71,033 in 2021.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Caen, Bayeux, Falaise, Lisieux, Pont-l'Évêque and Vire were established. The arrondissements of Falaise and Pont-l'Évêque were disbanded in 1926.^[2]

The borders of the arrondissements of Calvados were modified in January 2017:^[3]

• four communes from the arrondissement of Bayeux to the arrondissement of Vire
• 19 communes from the arrondissement of Caen to the arrondissement of Bayeux
• 15 communes from the arrondissement of Caen to the arrondissement of Lisieux
• 20 communes from the arrondissement of Caen to the arrondissement of Vire

Notes and References

1. Web site: Populations légales 2021: 14 Calvados. December 2023. INSEE.
2. http://splaf.free.fr/14his.html Historique du Calvados
3. Web site: Arrêté préfectoral, 13 December 2016. 2017-07-28. 2021-07-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20210718182431/http://www.calvados.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/recueil_des_actes_administratifs_no143_du_22_decembre_2016.pdf. dead.