The subprefectures of France are the chefs-lieux of arrondissements other than those administered by a prefecture. There are 233 subprefectures out of a total of 332 arrondissements.
The list below shows the sub-prefectures by department.
List of subprefectures
INSEENo. Department Subprefecture Population(2014) RankRank, by population, of the commune at the departmental level. 01 Ain Belley Gex Nantua 02 Aisne Château-Thierry Saint-Quentin Soissons Vervins 03 Allier Montluçon Vichy 04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Barcelonnette Castellane Forcalquier 05 Hautes-Alpes Briançon 06 Alpes-Maritimes Grasse 07 Ardèche Largentière Tournon-sur-Rhône 08 Ardennes Rethel Sedan VouziersThe municipal populations were established on the basis of the most recent vintage, but taking into account the new perimeter of the commune on 1 January 2017. 09 Ariège Pamiers Saint-Girons 10 Aube Bar-sur-Aube Nogent-sur-Seine 11 Aude Limoux Narbonne 12 Aveyron Millau Villefranche-de-Rouergue 13 Bouches-du-Rhône Aix-en-Provence Arles Istres 14 Calvados Bayeux Lisieux Vire-Normandie 15 Cantal Mauriac Saint-Flour 16 Charente Cognac Confolens 17 Charente-Maritime Jonzac Rochefort Saintes Saint-Jean-d'Angély 18 Cher Saint-Amand-Montrond Vierzon 19 Corrèze Brive-la-Gaillarde Ussel 2A Corse-du-Sud Sartène 2B Haute-Corse Calvi Corte 21 Côte-d'Or Beaune Montbard 22 Côtes-d'Armor Dinan Guingamp Lannion 23 Creuse Aubusson 24 Dordogne Bergerac Nontron Sarlat-la-Canéda 25 Doubs Montbéliard Pontarlier 26 Drôme Die Nyons 27 Eure Bernay Les Andelys 28 Eure-et-Loir Châteaudun Dreux Nogent-le-Rotrou 29 Finistère Brest Châteaulin Morlaix 30 Gard Alès Le Vigan 31 Haute-Garonne Muret Saint-Gaudens 32 Gers Condom Mirande 33 Gironde Arcachon Blaye Langon Lesparre-Médoc Libourne 34 Hérault Béziers Lodève 35 Ille-et-Vilaine Fougères Redon Saint-Malo 36 Indre Issoudun La Châtre Le Blanc 37 Indre-et-Loire Chinon Loches 38 Isère La Tour-du-Pin Vienne 39 Jura Dole Saint-Claude 40 Landes Dax 41 Loir-et-Cher Romorantin-Lanthenay Vendôme 42 Loire Montbrison Roanne 43 Haute-Loire Brioude Yssingeaux 44 Loire-Atlantique The decree 2016-1959 of 29 December 2016 saw the abolition of the arrondissement of Ancenis merged with that of Châteaubriant starting from 1 January 2017. Châteaubriant Saint-Nazaire 45 Loiret Montargis Pithiviers 46 Lot Figeac Gourdon 47 Lot-et-Garonne Marmande Nérac Villeneuve-sur-Lot 48 Lozère Florac-Trois-Rivières 49 Maine-et-Loire Cholet Saumur Segré-en-Anjou Bleu 50 Manche Avranches Cherbourg-en-Cotentin Coutances 51 Marne The decree 2017-453 of 29 March 2017 saw the abolition of the arrondissement of Sainte-Menehould starting from 1 April 2017. Épernay Reims Vitry-le-François 52 Haute-Marne Langres Saint-Dizier 53 Mayenne Château-Gontier Mayenne 54 Meurthe-et-Moselle Lunéville Toul Val de Briey 55 Meuse Commercy Verdun 56 Morbihan Lorient Pontivy 57 Moselle The decree 2014-1721 of 29 December 2014 saw the abolition of the arrondissement of Boulay-Moselle merged with that of Forbach starting from 1 January 2015, and of the arrondissement of Château-Salins merged with that of Sarrebourg starting from 1 January 2016. Forbach Sarrebourg Sarreguemines Thionville 58 Nièvre Château-Chinon (Ville) Clamecy Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire 59 Nord Avesnes-sur-Helpe Cambrai Douai Dunkirk Valenciennes 60 Oise Clermont Compiègne Senlis 61 Orne Argentan Mortagne-au-Perche 62 Pas-de-Calais Béthune Boulogne-sur-Mer Calais Lens Montreuil Saint-Omer 63 Puy-de-Dôme Ambert Issoire Riom Thiers 64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques Bayonne Oloron-Sainte-Marie 65 Hautes-Pyrénées Argelès-Gazost Bagnères-de-Bigorre 66 Pyrénées-Orientales Céret Prades 67 Bas-Rhin The decree 2014-1722 of 29 December 2014 saw the abolition of the arrondissement of Wissembourg merged with that of Haguenau starting from 1 January 2015. Haguenau Molsheim Saverne Sélestat 68 Haut-Rhin The decree 2014-1720 of 29 December 2014 saw the abolition of the arrondissements of Guebwiller merged with that of Thann, and of Ribeauvillé merged with that of Colmar, starting from 1 January 2015. Altkirch Mulhouse Thann 69 Rhône Villefranche-sur-Saône 70 Haute-Saône Lure 71 Saône-et-Loire Autun Chalon-sur-Saône Charolles Louhans 72 Sarthe La Flèche Mamers 73 Savoie Albertville Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne 74 Haute-Savoie Bonneville Saint-Julien-en-Genevois Thonon-les-Bains 75 Paris no subprefecture 76 Seine-Maritime Dieppe Le Havre 77 Seine-et-Marne Fontainebleau Meaux Provins Torcy 78 Yvelines Mantes-la-Jolie Rambouillet Saint-Germain-en-Laye 79 Deux-Sèvres Bressuire Parthenay 80 Somme Abbeville Montdidier Péronne 81 Tarn Castres 82 Tarn-et-Garonne Castelsarrasin 83 Var Brignoles Draguignan 84 Vaucluse Apt Carpentras 85 Vendée Fontenay-le-Comte Les Sables-d'Olonne 86 Vienne Châtellerault Montmorillon 87 Haute-Vienne Bellac Rochechouart 88 Vosges Neufchâteau Saint-Dié-des-Vosges 89 Yonne Avallon Sens 90 Territoire de Belfort no subprefecture 91 Essonne Étampes Palaiseau 92 Hauts-de-Seine Antony Boulogne-Billancourt 93 Seine-Saint-Denis Le Raincy Saint-Denis 94 Val-de-Marne L'Haÿ-les-Roses Nogent-sur-Marne 95 Val-d'Oise Argenteuil Pontoise Sarcelles 971 Guadeloupe Pointe-à-Pitre 972 Martinique La Trinité Le Marin Saint-Pierre 973 Guyane Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni 974 Réunion Saint-Benoît Saint-Paul Saint-Pierre 976 Mayotte no subprefecture
See also List of arrondissements of France
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