The arrondissement of Poitiers was created in 1800. At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Vienne, it received four communes from the
arrondissement of Châtellerault and two communes from the
arrondissement of Montmorillon. As a result of the reorganisation of the
cantons 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 Poitiers were, as of January 2015: •
Lusignan • Mirebeau • Neuville-de-Poitou •
Poitiers-1 •
Poitiers-2 •
Poitiers-3 •
Poitiers-4 •
Poitiers-5 • Poitiers-6 • Poitiers-7 • Saint-Georges-lès-Baillargeaux • Saint-Julien-l'Ars • La Villedieu-du-Clain •
Vivonne • Vouillé ==References==