Arrondissements of the Deux-Sèvres department

The 3 arrondissements of the Deux-Sèvres department are:[1] In 1800 the arrondissements of Niort, Melle, Parthenay and Thouars were established.

In 1804 Bressuire replaced Thouars as subprefecture.

The arrondissements of Bressuire and Melle were disbanded in 1926, and Bressuire was restored in 1942.

[2] The borders of the arrondissements of Deux-Sèvres were modified in January 2018:[3]