The arrondissement of Charolles is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Saône-et-Loire département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital is the city of Charolles.

History
When the Saône-et-Loire department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Charolles was part of that original department.

Geography
The arrondissement of Charolles is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Autun, to the northeast by the arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône and to the east by the arrondissement of Mâcon. It is also bordered by three departments of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region: the Rhône department to the southeast, the Loire department to the south and the Allier department to the west.

It is in the southwestern corner of the department, with an area of , the largest in area of the department. It has 99,381 inhabitants and a population density of  inhabitants/km².

Composition

Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

The cantons in the arrondissement of Charolles are:

 Blanzy (partly)
 La Chapelle-de-Guinchay (partly)
 Charolles (partly)
 Chauffailles
 Cluny (partly)
 Digoin
 Gueugnon (partly)
 Paray-le-Monial
 Saint-Vallier (partly)

Communes
The arrondissement of Charolles has 135 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 Amanzé (71006)
 Anglure-sous-Dun (71008)
 Anzy-le-Duc (71011)
 Artaix (71012)
 Ballore (71017)
 Baron (71021)
 Baudemont (71022)
 Baugy (71024)
 Beaubery (71025)
 Bois-Sainte-Marie (71041)
 Bourbon-Lancy (71047)
 Bourg-le-Comte (71048)
 Briant (71060)
 Céron (71071)
 Chalmoux (71075)
 Chambilly (71077)
 Champlecy (71082)
 Changy (71086)
 La Chapelle-au-Mans (71088)
 La Chapelle-sous-Dun (71095)
 Charolles (71106)
 Chassigny-sous-Dun (71110)
 Chassy (71111)
 Châteauneuf (71113)
 Châtenay (71116)
 Chauffailles (71120)
 Chenay-le-Châtel (71123)
 Chevagny-sur-Guye (71127)
 Chiddes (71128)
 Ciry-le-Noble (71132)
 La Clayette (71133)
 Clessy (71136)
 Collonge-en-Charollais (71139)
 Colombier-en-Brionnais (71141)
 Coublanc (71148)
 Cronat (71155)
 Curbigny (71160)
 Curdin (71161)
 Digoin (71176)
 Dompierre-sous-Sanvignes (71179)
 Dyo (71185)
 Fleury-la-Montagne (71200)
 Fontenay (71203)
 Génelard (71212)
 Gibles (71218)
 Gilly-sur-Loire (71220)
 Grandvaux (71224)
 Les Guerreaux (71229)
 Gueugnon (71230)
 La Guiche (71231)
 Hautefond (71232)
 L'Hôpital-le-Mercier (71233)
 Iguerande (71238)
 Joncy (71242)
 Lesme (71255)
 Ligny-en-Brionnais (71259)
 Lugny-lès-Charolles (71268)
 Mailly (71271)
 Maltat (71273)
 Marcigny (71275)
 Marcilly-la-Gueurce (71276)
 Marly-sur-Arroux (71281)
 Martigny-le-Comte (71285)
 Melay (71291)
 Mont (71301)
 Montceaux-l'Étoile (71307)
 Mornay (71323)
 La Motte-Saint-Jean (71325)
 Mussy-sous-Dun (71327)
 Neuvy-Grandchamp (71330)
 Nochize (71331)
 Oudry (71334)
 Ouroux-sous-le-Bois-Sainte-Marie (71335)
 Oyé (71337)
 Ozolles (71339)
 Palinges (71340)
 Paray-le-Monial (71342)
 Perrecy-les-Forges (71346)
 Perrigny-sur-Loire (71348)
 Poisson (71354)
 Pouilloux (71356)
 Pressy-sous-Dondin (71358)
 Prizy (71361)
 Rigny-sur-Arroux (71370)
 Le Rousset-Marizy (71279)
 Saint-Agnan (71382)
 Saint-Aubin-en-Charollais (71388)
 Saint-Aubin-sur-Loire (71389)
 Saint-Bonnet-de-Cray (71393)
 Saint-Bonnet-de-Joux (71394)
 Saint-Bonnet-de-Vieille-Vigne (71395)
 Saint-Christophe-en-Brionnais (71399)
 Saint-Didier-en-Brionnais (71406)
 Saint-Edmond (71408)
 Sainte-Foy (71415)
 Saint-Germain-en-Brionnais (71421)
 Saint-Igny-de-Roche (71428)
 Saint-Julien-de-Civry (71433)
 Saint-Julien-de-Jonzy (71434)
 Saint-Laurent-en-Brionnais (71437)
 Saint-Léger-lès-Paray (71439)
 Saint-Marcelin-de-Cray (71446)
 Saint-Martin-de-Lixy (71451)
 Saint-Martin-de-Salencey (71452)
 Saint-Martin-du-Lac (71453)
 Saint-Martin-la-Patrouille (71458)
 Saint-Maurice-lès-Châteauneuf (71463)
 Saint-Racho (71473)
 Saint-Romain-sous-Versigny (71478)
 Saint-Symphorien-des-Bois (71483)
 Saint-Vincent-Bragny (71490)
 Saint-Yan (71491)
 Sanvignes-les-Mines (71499)
 Sarry (71500)
 Semur-en-Brionnais (71510)
 Sivignon (71524)
 Suin (71529)
 Tancon (71533)
 Toulon-sur-Arroux (71542)
 Uxeau (71552)
 Vareilles (71553)
 Varenne-Saint-Germain (71557)
 Varenne-l'Arconce (71554)
 Varennes-sous-Dun (71559)
 Vauban (71561)
 Vaudebarrier (71562)
 Vendenesse-lès-Charolles (71564)
 Vendenesse-sur-Arroux (71565)
 Verosvres (71571)
 Versaugues (71573)
 Vindecy (71581)
 Viry (71586)
 Vitry-en-Charollais (71588)
 Vitry-sur-Loire (71589)
 Volesvres (71590)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Saône-et-Loire department
 Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department

References

Charolles