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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
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissemen ...
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Morbihan
The Morbihan ( , ; ) is a departments of France, department in the administrative region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Gulf of Morbihan, Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton ...
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Arrondissement of Lorient
The arrondissement of Lorient is an arrondissement of France in the Morbihan department in the Brittany region. It has 58 communes. Its population is 320,544 (2021), and its area is .
Composition
The 58 communes of the arrondissement of Lorient, ...
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subprefecture
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Lorient
Lorient (; ) is a town (''Communes of France, commune'') and Port, seaport in the Morbihan Departments of France, department of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in western France.
History
Prehistory and classical antiquity
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) with 58
communes
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. The population of the arrondissement was 320,544 in 2021.
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Arrondissement of Pontivy
The arrondissement of Pontivy is an arrondissement of France in the Morbihan department in the Brittany region. It has 92 communes. Its population is 156,187 (2021), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Pontivy, an ...
, (subprefecture:
Pontivy
Pontivy (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Morbihan Departments of France, department in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in north-western France. It lies at the confluence of the river Blavet and the Canal de Nantes à Brest. ...
) with 92 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 156,187 in 2021.
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Arrondissement of Vannes
The arrondissement of Vannes is an arrondissement of France in the Morbihan department in the Brittany region. It has 99 communes. Its population is 291,956 (2021), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Vannes, and ...
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prefecture
A prefecture (from the Latin word, "''praefectura"'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain inter ...
of the Morbihan department:
Vannes
Vannes (; , , ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, French department of Morbihan, Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, northwestern mainland France. It was founded over 2,000 years ago.
History
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) with 99 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 291,956 in 2021.
History
In 1800 the arrondissements of Vannes, Lorient, Ploërmel and Pontivy were established. The arrondissement of Ploërmel was disbanded in 1926.
Historique du Morbihan
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The borders of the arrondissements of Morbihan were modified in January 2017:
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Morbihan
The Morbihan ( , ; ) is a departments of France, department in the administrative region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany, situated in the northwest of France. It is named after the Gulf of Morbihan, Morbihan (''small sea'' in Breton ...