The 4 arrondissements of the Calvados department are:

Arrondissement of Bayeux, (subprefecture: Bayeux) with 123 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 73,794 in 2021. Arrondissement of Caen, (prefecture of the Calvados department: Caen) with 201 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 395,885 in 2021. Arrondissement of Lisieux, (subprefecture: Lisieux) with 160 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 159,921 in 2021. Arrondissement of Vire, (subprefecture: Vire-Normandie) with 44 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 71,033 in 2021.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Caen, Bayeux, Falaise, Lisieux, Pont-l'Évêque and Vire were established. The arrondissements of Falaise and Pont-l'Évêque were disbanded in 1926.Historique du Calvados

The borders of the arrondissements of Calvados were modified in January 2017: four communes from the arrondissement of Bayeux to the arrondissement of Vire 19 communes from the arrondissement of Caen to the arrondissement of Bayeux 15 communes from the arrondissement of Caen to the arrondissement of Lisieux 20 communes from the arrondissement of Caen to the arrondissement of Vire

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