Arrondissements of the Rhône department

The two arrondissements of the Rhône department are, since the 2017 arrondissements reform:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Lyon, (prefecture of the Rhône department: Lyon) with 135 communes. 59 of these communes are in the Metropolis of Lyon and are not a part of the Rhône department. The population of the arrondissement was 1,573,286 in 2015.
  2. Arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône, (subprefecture: Villefranche-sur-Saône) with 143 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 248,709 in 2015.

References

  1. ↑ "Arrêté n° 2017-019" (PDF). Préfecture régionale Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.