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Arrondissements of the Seine-Maritime department

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Map of arrondissements of the Seine-Maritime department.

The 3 arrondissements of the Seine-Maritime department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Dieppe, (subprefecture: Dieppe) with 343 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 232,559 in 2021.
  2. Arrondissement of Le Havre, (subprefecture: Le Havre) with 149 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 383,996 in 2021.
  3. Arrondissement of Rouen, (prefecture of the Seine-Maritime department: Rouen) with 216 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 639,363 in 2021.

History

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In 1800, the arrondissements of Rouen, Dieppe, Le Havre, Neufchâtel and Yvetot were established. The arrondissements of Neufchâtel and Yvetot were disbanded in 1926.[2]

The borders of the arrondissements of Seine-Maritime were modified in January 2017:[3]

  • four communes from the arrondissement of Dieppe to the arrondissement of Rouen
  • 12 communes from the arrondissement of Le Havre to the arrondissement of Dieppe
  • seven communes from the arrondissement of Le Havre to the arrondissement of Rouen
  • four communes from the arrondissement of Rouen to the arrondissement of Dieppe

References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021: 76 Seine-Maritime" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Historique de la Seine-Maritime
  3. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 29 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 16–27. Retrieved 27 October 2019.