Arrondissements of the Vosges department

The 3 arrondissements of the Vosges department are:

1. Arrondissement of Épinal, (prefecture of the Vosges department: Épinal) with 140 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 187,993 in 2021.
2. Arrondissement of Neufchâteau, (subprefecture: Neufchâteau) with 251 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 70,442 in 2021.
3. Arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, (subprefecture: Saint-Dié-des-Vosges) with 116 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 102,238 in 2021.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Épinal, Mirecourt, Neufchâteau, Remiremont and Saint-Dié were established. The arrondissements of Mirecourt and Remiremont were disbanded in 1926. In January 2013 the two cantons of Darney and Monthureux-sur-Saône passed from the arrondissement of Épinal to the arrondissement of Neufchâteau.

The borders of the arrondissements of Vosges were modified in January 2019:

• two communes from the arrondissement of Épinal to the arrondissement of Neufchâteau
• 15 communes from the arrondissement of Épinal to the arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges
• 32 communes from the arrondissement of Neufchâteau to the arrondissement of Épinal
• seven communes from the arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges to the arrondissement of Épinal

The borders of the arrondissements of Vosges were again modified in January 2024:

• 14 communes from the arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges to the arrondissement of Épinal
• 76 communes from the arrondissement of Épinal to the arrondissement of Neufchâteau
• 34 communes from the arrondissement of Épinal to the arrondissement of Saint-Dié-des-Vosges

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