Arrondissements of the Ardennes department

There are 4 arrondissements in the Ardennes department. The French departments, and in other countries, are divided into arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts (in some cases, as boroughs). The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture.

If the prefecture (capital) of the department is in an arrondissement, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture.

Arrondissements are further divided into communes.

The 4 arrondissements of the Ardennes department are:

Arrondissements of the Ardennes

INSEE code	Arrondissement	Capital	Population (2014)	Area (km²)	Density (Inh./km²)	Communes
081	Charleville-Mézières	Charleville-Mézières	160,939	1,825.3	88.2	160
082	Rethel	Rethel	37,142	1,199.7	31.0	101
083	Sedan	Sedan	59,584	792.2	75.2	73
084	Vouziers	Vouziers	22,050	1,412.2	15.6	118

History

Since its creation, the Ardennes department has had some changes:

• 1790 : creation of the Ardennes department with six districts: Charleville, Grandpré, Rethel, Rocroi, Sedan and Vouziers.
• 1800 : creation of the arrondissements: Mézières, Rethel, Rocroi, Sedan and Vouziers.
• 1926 : the arrondissements of Rocroi and Sedan were eliminated.
• 1942 : Sedan is again an arrondissement of the department.