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| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Bas-Rhin |
| No. of communes | 162 |
| Subprefecture | Saverne |
Area | 1,241.0 km2 (479.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 129,260 |
| • Density | 104.16/km2 (269.77/sq mi) |
| INSEE code | 674 |
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Thearrondissement of Saverne (French:Arrondissement de Saverne;Alsatian:Arrondissement Zàwra) is anarrondissement ofFrance in theBas-Rhindepartment in theGrand Estregion. It has 162communes.[2] Its population is 129,666 (2021), and its area is 1,241.0 km2 (479.2 sq mi).[3]
The communes of the arrondissement of Saverne are:[2]
The arrondissement of Saverne was created in 1800, disbanded in 1871 (ceded to Germany) and restored in 1919.[4] In January 2015 it gained 53 communes from the formerarrondissement of Strasbourg-Campagne, and it lost two communes to the newarrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg and seven communes to thearrondissement of Molsheim.[5]
As a result of the reorganisation of thecantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Saverne were, as of January 2015:[6]
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