Arrondissements of the Var department
Administrative divisions of Var, France
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The 3 arrondissements of the Var department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Brignoles, (subprefecture: Brignoles) with 67 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 188,423 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Draguignan, (subprefecture: Draguignan) with 54 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 316,136 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Toulon, (prefecture of the Var department: Toulon) with 32 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 590,778 in 2021.
History
In 1800 the arrondissements of Draguignan, Brignoles, Grasse and Toulon were established.[2] The arrondissement of Grasse was passed to the new department of Alpes-Maritimes in 1860.[3] The arrondissement of Brignoles was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1974. Toulon replaced Draguignan as prefecture in 1974.[2]
The borders of the arrondissements of Var were modified in January 2017:[4]
- two communes from the arrondissement of Brignoles to the arrondissement of Draguignan
- six communes from the arrondissement of Draguignan to the arrondissement of Brignoles
- two communes from the arrondissement of Toulon to the arrondissement of Brignoles