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arrondissements
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, and certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands.
Europe
France
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Vaucluse
Vaucluse (; or ) is a department in the southeastern French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It had a population of 561,469 as of 2019. department are:
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Arrondissement of Apt
The arrondissement of Apt is an arrondissement of France in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 57 communes. Its population is 127,891 (2021), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement ...
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subprefecture
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Apt) with 57
communes
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Administrative-territorial entities
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. The population of the arrondissement was 127,891 in 2021.
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Arrondissement of Avignon, (
prefecture
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of the Vaucluse department:
Avignon
Avignon (, , ; or , ; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the left bank of the river Rhône, the Communes of France, commune had a ...
) with 16 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 210,535 in 2021.
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Arrondissement of Carpentras
The arrondissement of Carpentras is an arrondissement of France in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 78 communes. Its population is 226,140 (2021), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondi ...
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Carpentras
Carpentras (, formerly ; Provençal dialect, Provençal Occitan language, Occitan: ''Carpentràs'' in classical norm or ''Carpentras'' in Mistralian norm; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Vaucluse Departments of France, department in the ...
) with 78 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 226,140 in 2021.
History
In 1800, the arrondissements of Avignon, Apt, Carpentras and Orange were established. The arrondissement of Orange was abolished in 1926. Cavaillon replaced Apt as a subprefecture in 1926, which was reverted in 1933.
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The borders of the arrondissements of Vaucluse were modified in January 2017:
* one commune from the arrondissement of Apt to the arrondissement of Avignon
* two communes from the arrondissement of Avignon to the arrondissement of Apt
* 21 communes from the arrondissement of Avignon to the arrondissement of Carpentras
* two communes from the arrondissement of Carpentras to the arrondissement of Avignon
References
{{Arrondissements of France
Vaucluse
Vaucluse (; or ) is a department in the southeastern French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It had a population of 561,469 as of 2019.