Arrondissements of the Haute-Savoie department

The four arrondissements of the Haute-Savoie department are:

• Arrondissement of Annecy, (prefecture of the Haute-Savoie department: Annecy) with 77 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 293,040 in 2021.
• Arrondissement of Bonneville, (subprefecture: Bonneville) with 59 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 194,428 in 2021.
• Arrondissement of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois, (subprefecture: Saint-Julien-en-Genevois) with 73 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 196,943 in 2021.
• Arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains, (subprefecture: Thonon-les-Bains) with 70 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 157,071 in 2021.

History

In 1860 the arrondissements of Annecy, Bonneville, Saint-Julien and Thonon were established. The arrondissement of Saint-Julien was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1933.

The borders of the arrondissements of Haute-Savoie were modified in June 2023:

• two communes from the arrondissement of Annecy to the arrondissement of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
• one commune from the arrondissement of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois to the arrondissement of Bonneville
• two communes from the arrondissement of Bonneville to the arrondissement of Thonon-les-Bains

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