The four arrondissements of the Bouches-du-Rhône department are:[1] In 1800 the arrondissements of Marseille, Aix and Tarascon were established.
In 1817 Arles replaced Tarascon as subprefecture.
The arrondissement of Istres was created in 1981.
[2] The borders of the arrondissements of Bouches-du-Rhône were modified in March 2017:[3]