The arrondissement of Apt is an arrondissement of France in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 57 communes.[2] Its population is 128,793 (2016), and its area is 1,390.6 km2 (536.9 sq mi).[3]
Apt | |
|---|---|
 Location within the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Department | Vaucluse |
| No. of communes | 57 |
| Subprefecture | Apt |
| Area | 1,390.6 km2 (536.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 127,891 |
| • Density | 92/km2 (240/sq mi) |
| INSEE code | 841 |
Composition
editThe communes of the arrondissement of Apt are:[2]
- Ansouis (84002)
- Apt (84003)
- Auribeau (84006)
- La Bastide-des-Jourdans (84009)
- La Bastidonne (84010)
- Beaumettes (84013)
- Beaumont-de-Pertuis (84014)
- Bonnieux (84020)
- Buoux (84023)
- Cabrières-d'Aigues (84024)
- Cabrières-d'Avignon (84025)
- Cadenet (84026)
- Caseneuve (84032)
- Castellet-en-Luberon (84033)
- Cavaillon (84035)
- Cheval-Blanc (84038)
- Cucuron (84042)
- Gargas (84047)
- Gignac (84048)
- Gordes (84050)
- Goult (84051)
- Grambois (84052)
- Joucas (84057)
- Lacoste (84058)
- Lagarde-d'Apt (84060)
- Lagnes (84062)
- Lauris (84065)
- Lioux (84066)
- Lourmarin (84068)
- Maubec (84071)
- Ménerbes (84073)
- Mérindol (84074)
- Mirabeau (84076)
- La Motte-d'Aigues (84084)
- Murs (84085)
- Oppède (84086)
- Pertuis (84089)
- Peypin-d'Aigues (84090)
- Puget (84093)
- Puyvert (84095)
- Robion (84099)
- Roussillon (84102)
- Rustrel (84103)
- Saignon (84105)
- Saint-Martin-de-Castillon (84112)
- Saint-Martin-de-la-Brasque (84113)
- Saint-Pantaléon (84114)
- Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt (84118)
- Sannes (84121)
- Sivergues (84128)
- Taillades (84131)
- La Tour-d'Aigues (84133)
- Vaugines (84140)
- Viens (84144)
- Villars (84145)
- Villelaure (84147)
- Vitrolles-en-Luberon (84151)
History
editThe arrondissement of Apt was created in 1800. The subprefecture was moved to Cavaillon in 1926, and back to Apt in 1933.[4] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Vaucluse, it received two communes from the arrondissement of Avignon, and it lost one commune to the arrondissement of Avignon.[5]
As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Apt were, as of January 2015:[6]
References
edit- ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Arrondissement d'Apt (841)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-04.
- ^ Historique de Vaucluse
- ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 11–15. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
- ^ Populations légales 2012: 84 Vaucluse, INSEE