The arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône 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 Chalon-sur-Saône.

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

Geography
The arrondissement  of Chalon-sur-Saône is bordered to the north by the Côte-d'Or department, to the east by the arrondissement of Louhans, to the south by the arrondissement of Mâcon, to the southwest by the arrondissement of Charolles and to the west by the arrondissement of Autun.

It is found in the northern part of the department, with an area of , the second largest in area of the department. It has 200,084 inhabitants, the arrondissement of the department with more people living there, 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 of the arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône are:

 Blanzy (partly)
 Chagny (partly)
 Chalon-sur-Saône-1
 Chalon-sur-Saône-2
 Chalon-sur-Saône-3
 Charolles (partly)
 Cluny (partly)
 Gergy
 Givry
 Montceau-les-Mines (partly)
 Ouroux-sur-Saône
 Saint-Rémy
 Saint-Vallier (partly)
 Tournus (partly)

Communes
The arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône has 149 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 L'Abergement-Sainte-Colombe (71002)
 Allerey-sur-Saône (71003)
 Allériot (71004)
 Aluze (71005)
 Barizey (71019)
 Baudrières (71023)
 Beaumont-sur-Grosne (71026)
 Bey (71033)
 Bissey-sous-Cruchaud (71034)
 Bissy-sur-Fley (71037)
 Les Bordes (71043)
 Bouzeron (71051)
 Boyer (71052)
 Bragny-sur-Saône (71054)
 Bresse-sur-Grosne (71058)
 Buxy (71070)
 Cersot (71072)
 Chagny (71073)
 Chalon-sur-Saône (71076)
 Chamilly (71078)
 Champagny-sous-Uxelles (71080)
 Champforgeuil (71081)
 La Chapelle-de-Bragny (71089)
 La Charmée (71102)
 Charnay-lès-Chalon (71104)
 Charrecey (71107)
 Chassey-le-Camp (71109)
 Châtel-Moron (71115)
 Châtenoy-en-Bresse (71117)
 Châtenoy-le-Royal (71118)
 Chaudenay (71119)
 Chenôves (71124)
 Ciel (71131)
 Clux-Villeneuve (71578)
 Crissey (71154)
 Culles-les-Roches (71159)
 Damerey (71167)
 Demigny (71170)
 Dennevy (71171)
 Dracy-le-Fort (71182)
 Écuelles (71186)
 Écuisses (71187)
 Épervans (71189)
 Étrigny (71193)
 Farges-lès-Chalon (71194)
 Fley (71201)
 Fontaines (71202)
 Fragnes-la-Loyère (71204)
 Genouilly (71214)
 Gergy (71215)
 Germagny (71216)
 Gigny-sur-Saône (71219)
 Givry (71221)
 Gourdon (71222)
 Granges (71225)
 Guerfand (71228)
 Jambles (71241)
 Jugy (71245)
 Jully-lès-Buxy (71247)
 Laives (71249)
 Lalheue (71252)
 Lans (71253)
 Lessard-en-Bresse (71256)
 Lessard-le-National (71257)
 Longepierre (71262)
 Lux (71269)
 Mancey (71274)
 Marcilly-lès-Buxy (71277)
 Marigny (71278)
 Marnay (71283)
 Mary (71286)
 Mellecey (71292)
 Mercurey (71294)
 Messey-sur-Grosne (71296)
 Montagny-lès-Buxy (71302)
 Montceau-les-Mines (71306)
 Montceaux-Ragny (71308)
 Montchanin (71310)
 Montcoy (71312)
 Mont-lès-Seurre (71315)
 Mont-Saint-Vincent (71320)
 Morey (71321)
 Moroges (71324)
 Nanton (71328)
 Navilly (71329)
 Oslon (71333)
 Ouroux-sur-Saône (71336)
 Palleau (71341)
 Pontoux (71355)
 Le Puley (71363)
 Remigny (71369)
 Rosey (71374)
 Rully (71378)
 Saint-Ambreuil (71384)
 Saint-Boil (71392)
 Saint-Bérain-sur-Dheune (71391)
 Saint-Christophe-en-Bresse (71398)
 Saint-Clément-sur-Guye (71400)
 Saint-Cyr (71402)
 Saint-Denis-de-Vaux (71403)
 Saint-Désert (71404)
 Saint-Didier-en-Bresse (71405)
 Sainte-Hélène (71426)
 Saint-Eusèbe (71412)
 Saint-Germain-du-Plain (71420)
 Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy (71422)
 Saint-Gervais-en-Vallière (71423)
 Saint-Gilles (71425)
 Saint-Jean-de-Vaux (71430)
 Saint-Julien-sur-Dheune (71435)
 Saint-Laurent-d'Andenay (71436)
 Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune (71442)
 Saint-Loup-de-Varennes (71444)
 Saint-Loup-Géanges (71443)
 Saint-Marcel (71445)
 Saint-Mard-de-Vaux (71447)
 Saint-Martin-d'Auxy (71449)
 Saint-Martin-du-Tartre (71455)
 Saint-Martin-en-Bresse (71456)
 Saint-Martin-en-Gâtinois (71457)
 Saint-Martin-sous-Montaigu (71459)
 Saint-Maurice-des-Champs (71461)
 Saint-Maurice-en-Rivière (71462)
 Saint-Micaud (71465)
 Saint-Privé (71471)
 Saint-Rémy (71475)
 Saint-Romain-sous-Gourdon (71477)
 Saint-Vallerin (71485)
 Saint-Vallier (71486)
 Santilly (71498)
 Sassangy (71501)
 Sassenay (71502)
 Saules (71503)
 Saunières (71504)
 Savianges (71505)
 Sennecey-le-Grand (71512)
 Sercy (71515)
 Sermesse (71517)
 Sevrey (71520)
 Toutenant (71544)
 Tronchy (71548)
 Varennes-le-Grand (71555)
 Vaux-en-Pré (71563)
 Verdun-sur-le-Doubs (71566)
 Verjux (71570)
 Vers (71572)
 Villegaudin (71577)
 Villeneuve-en-Montagne (71579)
 Virey-le-Grand (71585)

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

Chalon-sur-Saone