Arrondissement of Auxerre

The **arrondissement of Auxerre** is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Yonne _département_ in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Auxerre.

## History

When the Yonne department was created on 17 February 1800, the _arrondissement_ of Auxerre was part of that original department.

## Geography

The _arrondissement_ of Auxerre is bordered to the north by the _arrondissement_ of Sens, to the east by the _arrondissement_ of Avallon, to the south by the Nièvre (Burgundy) department and to the west by the Loiret (Centre-Val de Loire) department.

It has an area of , the largest in area of the _arrondissements_ of the department. It has 179,922 inhabitants and a population density of  inhabitants/km².

### 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 Auxerre, there are six cantons where not all their "communes" are in the _arrondissement_. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and _arrondissements_:

|rowspan="2"|INSEE Code || rowspan="2" | Canton || colspan="3" | Arrondissements || rowspan="2" | Total|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|8901|Auxerre-1|3 + part of Auxerre|||**3** + part of Auxerre|
|8902|Auxerre-2|6 + part of Auxerre|||**6** + part of Auxerre|
|8903|Auxerre-3|6 + part of Auxerre|||**6** + part of Auxerre|
|8904|Auxerre-4|2 + part of Auxerre|||**2** + part of Auxerre|
|8906|Brienon-sur-Armançon|7||29|**36**|
|8907|Chablis|23|39||**62**|
|8908|Charny|36||2|**38**|
|8909|Cœur de Puisaye|24|||**24**|
|8911|Joigny|8||7|**15**|
|8912|Joux-la-Ville|21|23||**44**|
|8913|Migennes|10|||**10**|
|8915|Saint-Florentin|14|8||**22**|
|8921|Vincelles|36|||**36**|

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Auxerre has 171 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):

1. Aigremont <small>(89002)</small>
1. Andryes <small>(89007)</small>
1. Appoigny <small>(89013)</small>
1. Augy <small>(89023)</small>
1. Auxerre <small>(89024)</small>
1. Bassou <small>(89029)</small>
1. Bazarnes <small>(89030)</small>
1. Beaumont <small>(89031)</small>
1. Beauvoir <small>(89033)</small>
1. Beine <small>(89034)</small>
1. Bellechaume <small>(89035)</small>
1. Béru <small>(89039)</small>
1. Bessy-sur-Cure <small>(89040)</small>
1. Beugnon <small>(89041)</small>
1. Bleigny-le-Carreau <small>(89045)</small>
1. Bléneau <small>(89046)</small>
1. Bonnard <small>(89050)</small>
1. Branches <small>(89053)</small>
1. Brienon-sur-Armançon <small>(89055)</small>
1. Butteaux <small>(89061)</small>
1. Carisey <small>(89062)</small>
1. Chablis <small>(89068)</small>
1. Chailley <small>(89069)</small>
1. Champcevrais <small>(89072)</small>
1. Champignelles <small>(89073)</small>
1. Champlost <small>(89076)</small>
1. Champs-sur-Yonne <small>(89077)</small>
1. Chamvres <small>(89079)</small>
1. La Chapelle-Vaupelteigne <small>(89081)</small>
1. Charbuy <small>(89083)</small>
1. Charentenay <small>(89084)</small>
1. Charmoy <small>(89085)</small>
1. Charny-Orée-de-Puisaye <small>(89086)</small>
1. Chassy <small>(89088)</small>
1. Chemilly-sur-Serein <small>(89095)</small>
1. Chemilly-sur-Yonne <small>(89096)</small>
1. Cheny <small>(89099)</small>
1. Chéu <small>(89101)</small>
1. Chevannes <small>(89102)</small>
1. Chichée <small>(89104)</small>
1. Chichery <small>(89105)</small>
1. Chitry <small>(89108)</small>
1. Coulangeron <small>(89117)</small>
1. Coulanges-la-Vineuse <small>(89118)</small>
1. Coulanges-sur-Yonne <small>(89119)</small>
1. Courgis <small>(89123)</small>
1. Courson-les-Carrières <small>(89125)</small>
1. Crain <small>(89129)</small>
1. Deux Rivières <small>(89130)</small>
1. Diges <small>(89139)</small>
1. Dracy <small>(89147)</small>
1. Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines <small>(89148)</small>
1. Égleny <small>(89150)</small>
1. Épineau-les-Voves <small>(89152)</small>
1. Escamps <small>(89154)</small>
1. Escolives-Sainte-Camille <small>(89155)</small>
1. Esnon <small>(89156)</small>
1. Étais-la-Sauvin <small>(89158)</small>
1. La Ferté-Loupière <small>(89163)</small>
1. Festigny <small>(89164)</small>
1. Fleury-la-Vallée <small>(89167)</small>
1. Fleys <small>(89168)</small>
1. Fontaines <small>(89173)</small>
1. Fontenay-près-Chablis <small>(89175)</small>
1. Fontenay-sous-Fouronnes <small>(89177)</small>
1. Fontenoy <small>(89179)</small>
1. Fouronnes <small>(89182)</small>
1. Germigny <small>(89186)</small>
1. Gurgy <small>(89198)</small>
1. Gy-l'Évêque <small>(89199)</small>
1. Hauterive <small>(89200)</small>
1. Héry <small>(89201)</small>
1. Irancy <small>(89202)</small>
1. Jaulges <small>(89205)</small>
1. Jussy <small>(89212)</small>
1. Lain <small>(89215)</small>
1. Lainsecq <small>(89216)</small>
1. Lalande <small>(89217)</small>
1. Laroche-Saint-Cydroine <small>(89218)</small>
1. Lasson <small>(89219)</small>
1. Lavau <small>(89220)</small>
1. Leugny <small>(89221)</small>
1. Levis <small>(89222)</small>
1. Lichères-près-Aigremont <small>(89224)</small>
1. Lignorelles <small>(89226)</small>
1. Ligny-le-Châtel <small>(89227)</small>
1. Lindry <small>(89228)</small>
1. Lucy-sur-Cure <small>(89233)</small>
1. Lucy-sur-Yonne <small>(89234)</small>
1. Mailly-la-Ville <small>(89237)</small>
1. Mailly-le-Château <small>(89238)</small>
1. Maligny <small>(89242)</small>
1. Mercy <small>(89249)</small>
1. Méré <small>(89250)</small>
1. Merry-Sec <small>(89252)</small>
1. Merry-la-Vallée <small>(89251)</small>
1. Merry-Sec <small>(89252)</small>
1. Mézilles <small>(89254)</small>
1. Migé <small>(89256)</small>
1. Migennes <small>(89257)</small>
1. Monéteau <small>(89263)</small>
1. Montholon <small>(89003)</small>
1. Montigny-la-Resle <small>(89265)</small>
1. Mont-Saint-Sulpice <small>(89268)</small>
1. Mouffy <small>(89270)</small>
1. Moulins-sur-Ouanne <small>(89272)</small>
1. Moutiers-en-Puisaye <small>(89273)</small>
1. Neuvy-Sautour <small>(89276)</small>
1. Nitry <small>(89277)</small>
1. Les Ormes <small>(89281)</small>
1. Ormoy <small>(89282)</small>
1. Ouanne <small>(89283)</small>
1. Parly <small>(89286)</small>
1. Paroy-en-Othe <small>(89288)</small>
1. Percey <small>(89292)</small>
1. Perrigny <small>(89295)</small>
1. Poilly-sur-Serein <small>(89303)</small>
1. Poilly-sur-Tholon <small>(89304)</small>
1. Pontigny <small>(89307)</small>
1. Pourrain <small>(89311)</small>
1. Prégilbert <small>(89314)</small>
1. Préhy <small>(89315)</small>
1. Quenne <small>(89319)</small>
1. Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses <small>(89324)</small>
1. Ronchères <small>(89325)</small>
1. Rouvray <small>(89328)</small>
1. Sainpuits <small>(89331)</small>
1. Saint-Bris-le-Vineux <small>(89337)</small>
1. Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing <small>(89340)</small>
1. Saint-Cyr-les-Colons <small>(89341)</small>
1. Saint-Fargeau <small>(89344)</small>
1. Saint-Florentin <small>(89345)</small>
1. Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche <small>(89346)</small>
1. Saint-Martin-des-Champs <small>(89352)</small>
1. Saint-Maurice-le-Vieil <small>(89360)</small>
1. Saint-Maurice-Thizouaille <small>(89361)</small>
1. Sainte-Pallaye <small>(89363)</small>
1. Saint-Privé <small>(89365)</small>
1. Saints-en-Puisaye <small>(89367)</small>
1. Saint-Sauveur-en-Puisaye <small>(89368)</small>
1. Seignelay <small>(89382)</small>
1. Sementron <small>(89383)</small>
1. Senan <small>(89384)</small>
1. Sery <small>(89394)</small>
1. Sommecaise <small>(89397)</small>
1. Sormery <small>(89398)</small>
1. Sougères-en-Puisaye <small>(89400)</small>
1. Soumaintrain <small>(89402)</small>
1. Les Hauts de Forterre <small>(89405)</small>
1. Tannerre-en-Puisaye <small>(89408)</small>
1. Thury <small>(89416)</small>
1. Toucy <small>(89419)</small>
1. Treigny <small>(89420)</small>
1. Trucy-sur-Yonne <small>(89424)</small>
1. Turny <small>(89425)</small>
1. Val-de-Mercy <small>(89426)</small>
1. Vallan <small>(89427)</small>
1. Varennes <small>(89430)</small>
1. Venizy <small>(89436)</small>
1. Venouse <small>(89437)</small>
1. Venoy <small>(89438)</small>
1. Vergigny <small>(89439)</small>
1. Vermenton <small>(89441)</small>
1. Villefargeau <small>(89453)</small>
1. Villeneuve-les-Genêts <small>(89462)</small>
1. Villeneuve-Saint-Salves <small>(89463)</small>
1. Villiers-Saint-Benoît <small>(89472)</small>
1. Villiers-Vineux <small>(89474)</small>
1. Villy <small>(89477)</small>
1. Vincelles <small>(89478)</small>
1. Vincelottes <small>(89479)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|58024|Auxerre|34,843|Auxerre-1, Auxerre-2 Auxerre-3 and Auxerre-4 || Communauté d'agglomération de l'Auxerrois||
|58257|Migennes|7,019|Migennes|Agglomération Migennoise|
|58086|Charny Orée de Puisaye|5,145|Charny|Puisaye-Forterre|
|58345|Saint-Florentin|4,614|Saint-Florentin|Serein et Armance|
|58263|Monéteau|4,010|Auxerre-2|Communauté d'agglomération de l'Auxerrois|
|58346|Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche|3,301|Auxerre-1|Communauté d'agglomération de l'Auxerrois|
|58055|Brienon-sur-Armançon|3,145|Brienon-sur-Armançon|Serein et Armance|
|58013|Appoigny|3,135|Auxerre-2|Communauté d'agglomération de l'Auxerrois|
|58419|Toucy|2,748|Cœur de Puisaye|Puisaye-Forterre|
|58099|Cheny|2,462|Migennes|Agglomération Migennoise|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Yonne department
- Communes of the Yonne department

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Auxerre
- **insee**: 891
- **nbcomm**: 170
- **prefecture**: y
- **seat**: Auxerre
- **area**: 3431.8
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Auxerre 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté