Arrondissements of the Cher department facts for kids
There are 3 arrondissements in the Cher department. The French departments, and in other countries, are divided into arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts (in some cases, as boroughs). The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture.
If the prefecture (capital) of the department is in an arrondissement, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture.
Arrondissements are further divided into communes.
The arrondissements of Cher are:
| INSEE code |
Arrondissement | Capital | Population (2014) |
Area (km²) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
Communes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181 | Bourges | Bourges | 173,889 | 2,797.8 | 62.2 | 131 |
| 182 | Saint-Amand-Montrond | Saint-Amand-Montrond | 65,145 | 2,669.8 | 24.4 | 116 |
| 183 | Vierzon | Vierzon | 71,236 | 1,767.4 | 40.3 | 43 |
History
- 1790 (4 March) : creation of the department with seven districts: Aubigny, Sancerre, Sancoins, Saint-Amand, Châteaumeillant, Bourges and Vierzon. The capital was Bourges.
- 1800 : creation of the arrondissements in France; the seven districts were changed into three arrondissements: Bourges, Saint-Amand-Mont-Rond and Sancerre.
- 1926 (10 September) : the arrondissement of Sancerre was eliminated.
- 1984 : creation of the arrondissement of Vierzon.
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Images for kids
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Map of arrondissements of the Cher department.
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