Arrondissements of the Val-d'Oise department

Map of arrondissements of the Val-d'Oise department.

The 3 arrondissements of the Val-d'Oise department are:^[1]

1. Arrondissement of Argenteuil, (subprefecture: Argenteuil) with 17 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 425,515 in 2021.
2. Arrondissement of Pontoise, (prefecture of the Val-d'Oise department: Pontoise) with 105 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 349,407 in 2021.
3. Arrondissement of Sarcelles, (subprefecture: Sarcelles) with 62 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 481,685 in 2021.

History

As parts of the department Seine-et-Oise, the arrondissement of Pontoise was established in 1800, the arrondissement of Montmorency in 1962 and the arrondissement of Argenteuil in 1966.^[2] In 1968 the department Val-d'Oise was created from part of the former department Seine-et-Oise, and the arrondissements of Pontoise, Argenteuil and Montmorency became part of it.^[3] In March 2000 Sarcelles replaced Montmorency as subprefecture.^[3][4]

The borders of the arrondissements of Val-d'Oise were modified in January 2017:^[5]

• 10 communes from the arrondissement of Pontoise to the arrondissement of Argenteuil
• two communes from the arrondissement of Pontoise to the arrondissement of Sarcelles
• one commune from the arrondissement of Sarcelles to the arrondissement of Pontoise

References

1. "Populations légales 2021: 95 Val-d'Oise" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
2. Ancien département : Seine-et-Oise
3. Historique du Val-d'Oise
4. Décret n° 2000-186 du 3 mars 2000 portant transfert du chef-lieu de l'arrondissement de Montmorency à Sarcelles (Val-d'Oise)
5. "Arrêté préfectoral, 30 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 42–48. Retrieved 2019-10-29.