The arrondissement of Avallon is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Yonne département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital is the city of Avallon.

History
When the Yonne department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Avallon was part of that original department.

Geography
The arrondissement  of Avallon is bordered to the north by the Aube (Champagne-Ardenne) department, to the east by the Côte-d'Or (Burgundy) department, to the south by the Nièvre (Burgundy) department and to the west by the arrondissement of Auxerre.

It is the easternmost arrondissement of the department, with an area of . It has 47,594 inhabitants, the arrondissement of the department with fewer 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.

In the arrondissement of Avallon, there are three cantons where not all their "communes" are in the arrondissement. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

Communes
The arrondissement of Avallon has 139 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 Aisy-sur-Armançon (89004)
 Ancy-le-Franc (89005)
 Ancy-le-Libre (89006)
 Angely (89008)
 Annay-la-Côte (89009)
 Annay-sur-Serein (89010)
 Annéot (89011)
 Annoux (89012)
 Arcy-sur-Cure (89015)
 Argentenay (89016)
 Argenteuil-sur-Armançon (89017)
 Arthonnay (89019)
 Asnières-sous-Bois (89020)
 Asquins (89021)
 Athie (89022)
 Avallon (89025)
 Baon (89028)
 Beauvilliers (89032)
 Bernouil (89038)
 Bierry-les-Belles-Fontaines (89042)
 Blacy (89043)
 Blannay (89044)
 Bois-d'Arcy (89049)
 Brosses (89057)
 Bussières (89058)
 Censy (89064)
 Chamoux (89071)
 Chassignelles (89087)
 Chastellux-sur-Cure (89089)
 Châtel-Censoir (89091)
 Châtel-Gérard (89092)
 Cheney (89098)
 Cisery (89109)
 Collan (89112)
 Coutarnoux (89128)
 Cruzy-le-Châtel (89131)
 Cry (89132)
 Cussy-les-Forges (89134)
 Dannemoine (89137)
 Dissangis (89141)
 Domecy-sur-Cure (89145)
 Domecy-sur-le-Vault (89146)
 Dyé (89149)
 Épineuil (89153)
 Étaule (89159)
 Étivey (89161)
 Flogny-la-Chapelle (89169)
 Foissy-lès-Vézelay (89170)
 Fontenay-près-Vézelay (89176)
 Fresnes (89183)
 Fulvy (89184)
 Gigny (89187)
 Girolles (89188)
 Givry (89190)
 Gland (89191)
 Grimault (89194)
 Guillon (89197)
 Island (89203)
 L'Isle-sur-Serein (89204)
 Jouancy (89207)
 Joux-la-Ville (89208)
 Jully (89210)
 Junay (89211)
 Lézinnes (89223)
 Lichères-sur-Yonne (89225)
 Lucy-le-Bois (89232)
 Magny (89235)
 Marmeaux (89244)
 Massangis (89246)
 Mélisey (89247)
 Menades (89248)
 Merry-sur-Yonne (89253)
 Môlay (89259)
 Molosmes (89262)
 Montillot (89266)
 Montréal (89267)
 Moulins-en-Tonnerrois (89271)
 Noyers (89279)
 Nuits (89280)
 Pacy-sur-Armançon (89284)
 Pasilly (89290)
 Perrigny-sur-Armançon (89296)
 Pierre-Perthuis (89297)
 Pimelles (89299)
 Pisy (89300)
 Pontaubert (89306)
 Précy-le-Sec (89312)
 Provency (89316)
 Quarré-les-Tombes (89318)
 Quincerot (89320)
 Ravières (89321)
 Roffey (89323)
 Rugny (89329)
 Saint-André-en-Terre-Plaine (89333)
 Saint-Brancher (89336)
 Sainte-Colombe (89339)
 Saint-Germain-des-Champs (89347)
 Saint-Léger-Vauban (89349)
 Sainte-Magnance (89351)
 Saint-Martin-sur-Armançon (89355)
 Saint-Moré (89362)
 Saint-Père (89364)
 Sainte-Vertu (89371)
 Sambourg (89374)
 Santigny (89375)
 Sarry (89376)
 Sauvigny-le-Beuréal (89377)
 Sauvigny-le-Bois (89378)
 Savigny-en-Terre-Plaine (89379)
 Sceaux (89381)
 Sennevoy-le-Bas (89385)
 Sennevoy-le-Haut (89386)
 Sermizelles (89392)
 Serrigny (89393)
 Stigny (89403)
 Talcy (89406)
 Tanlay (89407)
 Tharoiseau (89409)
 Tharot (89410)
 Thizy (89412)
 Thorey (89413)
 Thory (89415)
 Tissey (89417)
 Tonnerre (89418)
 Trévilly (89421)
 Trichey (89422)
 Tronchoy (89423)
 Vassy (89431)
 Vault-de-Lugny (89433)
 Vézannes (89445)
 Vézelay (89446)
 Vézinnes (89447)
 Vignes (89448)
 Villiers-les-Hauts (89470)
 Villon (89475)
 Vireaux (89481)
 Viviers (89482)
 Voutenay-sur-Cure (89485)
 Yrouerre (89486)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Yonne department
 Communes of the Yonne department

References

Avallon