The 3 arrondissements of the Pyrénées-Orientales department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Céret, (subprefecture: Céret) with 64 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 134,629 in 2021.
  2. Arrondissement of Perpignan, (prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department: Perpignan) with 39 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 292,142 in 2021.
  3. Arrondissement of Prades, (subprefecture: Prades) with 123 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 60,536 in 2021.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Perpignan, Céret and Prades were established. All of them was never disbanded.

The borders of the arrondissements of Pyrénées-Orientales were modified in January 2017:

  • 24 communes from the arrondissement of Perpignan to the arrondissement of Céret
  • 23 communes from the arrondissement of Perpignan to the arrondissement of Prades

References


Pyrenees Orientales department map, administrative division of France

Accueil Les services de l'État dans les PyrénéesOrientales

Presentation and location of the département of PyrénéesOrientales

Carte des nouveaux arrondissements des PyrénéesOrientales avec villes

PyrénéesOrientales présentation, horaires & coordonnées de la préfecture