The arrondissement of Épernay is an arrondissement of France, in the Marne department, Grand Est region. Its capital is the city of Épernay.

History
When the Marne department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Épernay was part of that original department.

Geography
The arrondissement of Épernay is in the southwest of the Marne department. It is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Reims, to the east by the Châlons-en-Champagne arrondissement, to the southeast and south by the Aube department, to the southwest by the Seine-et-Marne department and to the west by the Aisne department.

The arrondissement of Épernay is the largest arrondissement of the department in area, , but the second in population (109,771 inhabitants) with 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.

In the arrondissement of Épernay, there are six cantons and only two of them have all their "communes" in the arrondissement:

 Châlons-en-Champagne-3 (5105) (partly)
 Dormans-Paysages de Champagne (5106) (partly)
 Épernay-1 (5107) (partly)
 Épernay-2 (5108)
 Sézanne-Brie et Champagne (5121)
 Vertus-Plaine Champenoise (5122) (partly)

Communes
The arrondissement of Épernay has 181 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

 
 Allemanche-Launay-et-Soyer (51004)
 Allemant (51005)
 Ambonnay (51007)
 Anglure (51009)
 Angluzelles-et-Courcelles (51010)
 Avenay-Val-d'Or (51028)
 Avize (51029)
 Aÿ-Champagne (51030)
 Bagneux (51032)
 Le Baizil (51033)
 Bannay (51034)
 Bannes (51035)
 Barbonne-Fayel (51036)
 Baudement (51041)
 Baye (51042)
 Beaunay (51045)
 Bergères-sous-Montmirail (51050)
 Bethon (51056)
 Boissy-le-Repos (51070)
 Bouchy-Saint-Genest (51071)
 Boursault (51076)
 Bouzy (51079)
 Le Breuil (51085)
 Broussy-le-Grand (51090)
 Broussy-le-Petit (51091)
 Broyes (51092)
 Brugny-Vaudancourt (51093)
 La Caure (51100)
 La Celle-sous-Chantemerle (51103)
 Chaltrait (51110)
 Champaubert (51113)
 Champguyon (51116)
 Champillon (51119)
 Champvoisy (51121)
 Chantemerle (51124)
 La Chapelle-Lasson (51127)
 La Chapelle-sous-Orbais (51128)
 Charleville (51129)
 Châtillon-sur-Morin (51137)
 Chavot-Courcourt (51142)
 Chichey (51151)
 Chouilly (51153)
 Clesles (51155)
 Coizard-Joches (51157)
 Conflans-sur-Seine (51162)
 Congy (51163)
 Connantray-Vaurefroy (51164)
 Connantre (51165)
 Corfélix (51170)
 Cormoyeux (51173)
 Corribert (51174)
 Corrobert (51175)
 Corroy (51176)
 Courcemain (51182)
 Courgivaux (51185)
 Courjeonnet (51186)
 Courthiézy (51192)
 Cramant (51196)
 Cuis (51200)
 Cumières (51202)
 Damery (51204)
 Dizy (51210)
 Dormans (51217)
 Épernay (51230)
 Escardes (51233)
 Esclavolles-Lurey (51234)
 Les Essarts-le-Vicomte (51236)
 Les Essarts-lès-Sézanne (51235)
 Esternay (51237)
 Étoges (51238)
 Euvy (51241)
 Faux-Fresnay (51243)
 Fère-Champenoise (51248)
 Fèrebrianges (51247)
 Festigny (51249)
 Flavigny (51251)
 Fleury-la-Rivière (51252)
 Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy (51254)
 Fontaine-sur-Ay (51256)
 La Forestière (51258)
 Fromentières (51263)
 Le Gault-Soigny (51264)
 Gaye (51265)
 Germaine (51266)
 Gionges (51271)
 Gourgançon (51276)
 Granges-sur-Aube (51279)
 Grauves (51281)
 Haussimont (51285)
 Hautvillers (51287)
 Igny-Comblizy (51298)
 Les Istres-et-Bury (51302)
 Janvilliers (51304)
 Joiselle (51306)
 Lachy (51313)
 Lenharrée (51319)
 Leuvrigny (51320)
 Linthelles (51323)
 Linthes (51324)
 Magenta (51663)
 Mancy (51342)
 Marcilly-sur-Seine (51343)
 Mardeuil (51344)
 Mareuil-en-Brie (51345)
 Mareuil-le-Port (51346)
 Margny (51350)
 Marigny (51351)
 Marsangis (51353)
 Mécringes (51359)
 Le Meix-Saint-Epoing (51360)
 Le Mesnil-sur-Oger (51367)
 Mondement-Montgivroux (51374)
 Montépreux (51377)
 Montgenost (51376)
 Monthelon (51378)
 Montmirail (51380)
 Montmort-Lucy (51381)
 Morangis (51384)
 Morsains (51386)
 Moslins (51387)
 Moussy (51390)
 Mutigny (51392)
 Mœurs-Verdey (51369)
 Nesle-la-Reposte (51395)
 Nesle-le-Repons (51396)
 Neuvy (51402)
 La Noue (51407)
 Œuilly (51410)
 Oger (51411)
 Ognes (51412)
 Oiry (51413)
 Orbais-l'Abbaye (51416)
 Oyes (51421)
 Péas (51426)
 Pierry (51431)
 Pleurs (51432)
 Plivot (51434)
 Potangis (51443)
 Queudes (51451)
 Reuves (51458)
 Réveillon (51459)
 Rieux (51460)
 Romery (51465)
 Saint-Bon (51473)
 Saint-Imoges (51488)
 Saint-Just-Sauvage (51492)
 Saint-Loup (51495)
 Saint-Martin-d'Ablois (51002)
 Saint-Quentin-le-Verger (51511)
 Saint-Remy-sous-Broyes (51514)
 Saint-Saturnin (51516)
 Saron-sur-Aube (51524)
 Saudoy (51526)
 Sézanne (51535)
 Soizy-aux-Bois (51542)
 Suizy-le-Franc (51560)
 Talus-Saint-Prix (51563)
 Thaas (51565)
 Le Thoult-Trosnay (51570)
 Tours-sur-Marne (51576)
 Tréfols (51579)
 Troissy (51585)
 Val-de-Livre (51564)
 Vassimont-et-Chapelaine (51594)
 Vauchamps (51596)
 Vauciennes (51597)
 Venteuil (51605)
 Verdon (51607)
 Verneuil (51609)
 Le Vézier (51618)
 Villeneuve-la-Lionne (51625)
 Villeneuve-Saint-Vistre-et-Villevotte (51628)
 Villers-aux-Bois (51630)
 La Ville-sous-Orbais (51639)
 La Villeneuve-lès-Charleville (51626)
 Villevenard (51641)
 Villiers-aux-Corneilles (51642)
 Vinay (51643)
 Vincelles (51644)
 Vindey (51645)
 Vouarces (51652)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Marne department
 List of arrondissements of France

References

Epernay