Arrondissements of France

An arrondissement (French pronunciation: [aʁɔ̃dismɑ̃] ⓘ) is a level of administrative division in France generally corresponding to the territory overseen by a subprefect. As of 2019, the 101 French departments were divided into 332 arrondissements (including 12 overseas). An additional arrondissement was established in 2022 in French Guiana, bringing the total to 333 with 13 overseas.

The cities of Lyon, Marseille, and Paris are also divided into municipal arrondissements, not to be confused with the arrondissements addressed in this article.

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The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture. When an arrondissement contains the prefecture (capital) of the department, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture. Arrondissements are further divided into cantons and communes.

The term arrondissement can be roughly translated into English as district.

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