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Arrondissements of the Gard department

The 3 arrondissements of the Gard department are:^[1]

1. Arrondissement of Alès, (subprefecture: Alès) with 97 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 148,139 in 2013.

History[edit]

In 1800 the arrondissements of Nîmes, Alès, Uzès and Le Vigan were established. The arrondissement of Uzès was disbanded in 1926.^[3]

The borders of the arrondissements of Gard were modified in January 2017:^[4]

• two communes from the arrondissement of Alès to the arrondissement of Nîmes
• six communes from the arrondissement of Alès to the arrondissement of Le Vigan
• four communes from the arrondissement of Le Vigan to the arrondissement of Alès
• one commune from the arrondissement of Le Vigan to the arrondissement of Nîmes

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