The 3 arrondissements of the Drôme department are:[1] In 1800 the arrondissements of Valence, Die, Montélimar and Nyons were established.
The arrondissement of Montélimar was disbanded in 1926.
[2] In 2006 the four cantons of Dieulefit, Marsanne, Montélimar-1 and Montélimar-2 that previously belonged to the arrondissement of Valence were assigned to the arrondissement of Nyons.
[2] The borders of the arrondissements of Drôme were modified in January 2017:[3]