Arrondissement of Louhans

The **arrondissement of Louhans** 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 Louhans.

## History

When the Saône-et-Loire was created on 17 February 1800, the _arrondissement_ of Louhans was part of that original department. In 1926, the _arrondissement_ of Louhans was eliminated but in 1942 it became again an _arrondissement_ of the department.

## Geography

The _arrondissement_  of Louhans is bordered to the north and east by the Jura department, to the southeast by the Ain (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) department, to the south by the _arrondissement_ of Mâcon, to the west  by the _arrondissement_ of Chalon-sur-Saône and to the northwest (a small part) by the Côte-d'Or department.

It is the easternmost of the _arrondissements_ of the department, with an area of ,  the second smallest in area of the department. It has 55,567 inhabitants, the _arrondissement_ of Saône-et-Loire with fewer people living in it, 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_.

There are only three cantons in the arrondissement of Louhans: Cuiseaux (partly), Louhans and Pierre-de-Bresse.

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Louhans has 79 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):

1. Authumes <small>(71013)</small>
1. Bantanges <small>(71018)</small>
1. Beaurepaire-en-Bresse <small>(71027)</small>
1. Beauvernois <small>(71028)</small>
1. Bellevesvre <small>(71029)</small>
1. Bosjean <small>(71044)</small>
1. Bouhans <small>(71045)</small>
1. Branges <small>(71056)</small>
1. Brienne <small>(71061)</small>
1. Bruailles <small>(71064)</small>
1. Champagnat <small>(71079)</small>
1. Charette-Varennes <small>(71101)</small>
1. Condal <small>(71143)</small>
1. Cuiseaux <small>(71157)</small>
1. Cuisery <small>(71158)</small>
1. Dampierre-en-Bresse <small>(71168)</small>
1. Devrouze <small>(71173)</small>
1. Diconne <small>(71175)</small>
1. Dommartin-lès-Cuiseaux <small>(71177)</small>
1. Flacey-en-Bresse <small>(71198)</small>
1. Frangy-en-Bresse <small>(71205)</small>
1. Fretterans <small>(71207)</small>
1. Frontenard <small>(71208)</small>
1. Frontenaud <small>(71209)</small>
1. Huilly-sur-Seille <small>(71234)</small>
1. Joudes <small>(71243)</small>
1. Jouvençon <small>(71244)</small>
1. Juif <small>(71246)</small>
1. L'Abergement-de-Cuisery <small>(71001)</small>
1. La Chapelle-Naude <small>(71092)</small>
1. La Chapelle-Saint-Sauveur <small>(71093)</small>
1. La Chapelle-Thècle <small>(71097)</small>
1. La Chaux <small>(71121)</small>
1. La Frette <small>(71206)</small>
1. La Genête <small>(71213)</small>
1. La Racineuse <small>(71364)</small>
1. Lays-sur-le-Doubs <small>(71254)</small>
1. Le Fay <small>(71196)</small>
1. Le Miroir <small>(71300)</small>
1. Le Planois <small>(71352)</small>
1. Le Tartre <small>(71534)</small>
1. Loisy <small>(71261)</small>
1. Louhans <small>(71263)</small>
1. Mervans <small>(71295)</small>
1. Montagny-près-Louhans <small>(71303)</small>
1. Montcony <small>(71311)</small>
1. Montjay <small>(71314)</small>
1. Montpont-en-Bresse <small>(71318)</small>
1. Montret <small>(71319)</small>
1. Mouthier-en-Bresse <small>(71326)</small>
1. Ménetreuil <small>(71293)</small>
1. Ormes <small>(71332)</small>
1. Pierre-de-Bresse <small>(71351)</small>
1. Pourlans <small>(71357)</small>
1. Rancy <small>(71365)</small>
1. Ratte <small>(71367)</small>
1. Sagy <small>(71379)</small>
1. Saillenard <small>(71380)</small>
1. Saint-André-en-Bresse <small>(71386)</small>
1. Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse <small>(71396)</small>
1. Saint-Germain-du-Bois <small>(71419)</small>
1. Saint-Martin-du-Mont <small>(71454)</small>
1. Saint-Usuge <small>(71484)</small>
1. Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse <small>(71489)</small>
1. Saint-Étienne-en-Bresse <small>(71410)</small>
1. Sainte-Croix <small>(71401)</small>
1. Savigny-en-Revermont <small>(71506)</small>
1. Savigny-sur-Seille <small>(71508)</small>
1. Sens-sur-Seille <small>(71514)</small>
1. Serley <small>(71516)</small>
1. Serrigny-en-Bresse <small>(71519)</small>
1. Simandre <small>(71522)</small>
1. Simard <small>(71523)</small>
1. Sornay <small>(71528)</small>
1. Thurey <small>(71538)</small>
1. Torpes <small>(71541)</small>
1. Varennes-Saint-Sauveur <small>(71558)</small>
1. Vincelles <small>(71580)</small>
1. Vérissey <small>(71568)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|71263|Louhans|6,349|Louhans|Bresse Louhannaise Intercom'|
|71056|Branges|2,388|Louhans|Bresse Louhannaise Intercom'|
|71528|Sornay|2,038|Louhans|Bresse Louhannaise Intercom'|
|71351|Pierre-de-Bresse|1,966|Pierre-de-Bresse|Le Canton de Pierre de Bresse|
|71419|Saint-Germain-du-Bois|1,936|Pierre-de-Bresse|Bresse Revermont 71|
|71157|Cuiseaux|1,889|Cuiseaux|Bresse Louhannaise Intercom'|
|71522|Simandre|1,691|Cuiseaux|Terres de Bresse|
|71158|Cuisery|1,594|Cuiseaux|Terres de Bresse|
|71295|Mervans|1,470|Pierre-de-Bresse|Bresse Revermont 71|
|71484|Saint-Usuge|1,303|Louhans|Bresse Louhannaise Intercom'|

## Related pages

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

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Louhans
- **insee**: 714
- **nbcomm**: 88
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: Louhans
- **area**: 1430.2
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Louhans 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté