Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department explained

The 7 arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department are:^[1]

1. Arrondissement of Arras, (prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department: Arras) with 357 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 249,961 in 2021.
2. Arrondissement of Béthune, (subprefecture: Béthune) with 104 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 292,114 in 2021.
3. Arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer, (subprefecture: Boulogne-sur-Mer) with 74 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 157,817 in 2021.
4. Arrondissement of Calais, (subprefecture: Calais) with 52 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 152,091 in 2021.
5. Arrondissement of Lens, (subprefecture: Lens) with 50 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 369,427 in 2021.
6. Arrondissement of Montreuil, (subprefecture: Montreuil) with 164 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 110,907 in 2021.
7. Arrondissement of Saint-Omer, (subprefecture: Saint-Omer) with 89 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 129,124 in 2021.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Arras, Béthune, Boulogne, Montreuil and Saint-Omer were established. The arrondissement of Saint-Pol was created in 1801, and disbanded in 1926.^[2] In 1962 the arrondissement of Calais was created from part of the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer, and the arrondissement of Lens from part of the arrondissement of Béthune.^{[3] [4]} In January 2007 the arrondissement of Arras lost the canton of Le Parcq to the arrondissement of Montreuil, and the two cantons of Avion and Rouvroy to the arrondissement of Lens.^[2]

The borders of the arrondissements of Pas-de-Calais were modified in January 2017:^[5]

• three communes from the arrondissement of Arras to the arrondissement of Béthune
• eight communes from the arrondissement of Arras to the arrondissement of Lens
• one commune from the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer to the arrondissement of Calais
• one commune from the arrondissement of Lens to the arrondissement of Béthune
• 23 communes from the arrondissement of Saint-Omer to the arrondissement of Calais

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
• Cantons of the Pas-de-Calais department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Populations légales 2021: 62 Pas-de-Calais. December 2023. INSEE.
2. http://splaf.free.fr/62his.html Historique du Pas-de-Calais
3. http://splaf.free.fr/62his.html Historique du Pas-de-Calais
4. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JORFTEXT000000302017&pageCourante=00317 Décret n°62-6 du 10 janvier 1962
5. Web site: Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016. 2019-10-22.