Arrondissements of the Orne department

The 3 arrondissements of the Orne department are:
 * 1) Arrondissement of Alençon, (prefecture of the Orne department: Alençon) with 111 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 86,907 in 2016.
 * 2) Arrondissement of Argentan, (subprefecture: Argentan) with 123 communes.  The population of the arrondissement was 110,239 in 2016.
 * 3) Arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche, (subprefecture: Mortagne-au-Perche) with 151 communes.  The population of the arrondissement was 88,162 in 2016.

History
In 1800 the arrondissements of Alençon, Argentan, Domfront and Mortagne-au-Perche were established. The arrondissements of Domfront and Mortagne-au-Perche were disbanded in 1926, and Then, Mortagne-au-Perche was restored in 1942.

The borders of the arrondissements of Orne were modified in January 2017:
 * 11 communes from the arrondissement of Alençon to the arrondissement of Argentan
 * one commune from the arrondissement of Alençon to the arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche
 * nine communes from the arrondissement of Argentan to the arrondissement of Alençon
 * 49 communes from the arrondissement of Argentan to the arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche
 * five communes from the arrondissement of Mortagne-au-Perche to the arrondissement of Alençon