Arrondissements of the Vendée department

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The 3 arrondissements of the Vendée department are:^[1]

Arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte, (subprefecture: Fontenay-le-Comte) with 105 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 139,706 in 2021.
Arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon, (prefecture of the Vendée department: La Roche-sur-Yon) with 77 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 304,663 in 2021.
Arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne, (subprefecture: Les Sables-d'Olonne) with 71 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 255,090 in 2021.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Fontenay-le-Comte, Montaigu and Les Sables-d'Olonne were established. La Roche-sur-Yon replaced Fontenay-le-Comte as prefecture in 1804. Fontenay-le-Comte replaced Montaigu as subprefecture in 1811.^[2]

The borders of the arrondissements of Vendée were modified in January 2017, when 11 communes from the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon were transferred to the arrondissement of Fontenay-le-Comte and eight communes from the arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne moved to the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon.^[3]

In January 2019 the commune Landeronde passed from the arrondissement of Les Sables-d'Olonne to the arrondissement of La Roche-sur-Yon.^[4]

References

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^ "Populations légales 2021: 85 Vendée" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
^ Historique de la Vendée
^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 25 October 2016" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 7 September 2018" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-04.

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