Arrondissement of Pontivy

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Arrondissement of Pontivy

The arrondissement of Pontivy is an administrative district in the Morbihan department, in the Brittany region of northwestern France. It includes 92 communes and covers an area of about 2,944.6 square kilometers. The population is around 156,000–158,500 people (rough figures for 2021–2023). The seat of the arrondissement is Pontivy, which acts as the subprefecture.

Key facts
- Region and department: Brittany, Morbihan
- Number of communes: 92
- Area: 2,944.6 km²
- Population: about 156,000 (2021) and 158,500 (2023)
- INSEE code: 562
- Subprefecture: Pontivy

History
- The arrondissement was created in 1800.
- In January 2017, it gained 21 communes from the arrondissement of Vannes during a reorganization.

Cantons
- Since 2015, cantons are no longer bound to the borders of arrondissements. The cantons that were part of the Pontivy arrondissement as of 2015 were Baud, Cléguérec, Gourin, Guémené-sur-Scorff, Josselin, Le Faouët, Locminé, Pontivy, Rohan, and Saint-Jean-Brévelay.