Arrondissement of Autun

The **arrondissement of Autun** 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 Autun.

## History

When the Saône-et-Loire department was created on 17 February 1800, the _arrondissement_ of Autun was part of that original department.

## Geography

The _arrondissement_ of Autun is bordered to the north by the Côte-d'Or department, to the east by the _arrondissement_ of Chalon-sur-Saône, to the south by the _arrondissement_ of Charolles and to the west by the Nièvre department.

It is the northernmost of the _arrondissements_ of the department, with an area of , the second largest in area of the department. It has 86,693 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_.

The cantons of the arrondissement of Autun are:

1. Autun-1
1. Autun-2
1. Blanzy (partly)
1. Chagny (partly)
1. Le Creusot-1
1. Le Creusot-2
1. Gueugnon (partly)
1. Montceau-les-Mines (partly)

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Autun has 83 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):

1. Anost <small>(71009)</small>
1. Antully <small>(71010)</small>
1. Autun <small>(71014)</small>
1. Auxy <small>(71015)</small>
1. Barnay <small>(71020)</small>
1. Blanzy <small>(71040)</small>
1. Brion <small>(71062)</small>
1. Broye <small>(71063)</small>
1. Change <small>(71085)</small>
1. Charbonnat <small>(71098)</small>
1. Charmoy <small>(71103)</small>
1. Cheilly-lès-Maranges <small>(71122)</small>
1. Chissey-en-Morvan <small>(71129)</small>
1. Collonge-la-Madeleine <small>(71140)</small>
1. Cordesse <small>(71144)</small>
1. Couches <small>(71149)</small>
1. Cressy-sur-Somme <small>(71152)</small>
1. Créot <small>(71151)</small>
1. Curgy <small>(71162)</small>
1. Cussy-en-Morvan <small>(71165)</small>
1. Cuzy <small>(71166)</small>
1. Dettey <small>(71172)</small>
1. Dezize-lès-Maranges <small>(71174)</small>
1. Dracy-Saint-Loup <small>(71184)</small>
1. Dracy-lès-Couches <small>(71183)</small>
1. Essertenne <small>(71191)</small>
1. Grury <small>(71227)</small>
1. Igornay <small>(71237)</small>
1. Issy-l'Évêque <small>(71239)</small>
1. La Boulaye <small>(71046)</small>
1. La Celle-en-Morvan <small>(71509)</small>
1. La Chapelle-sous-Uchon <small>(71096)</small>
1. La Comelle <small>(71142)</small>
1. La Grande-Verrière <small>(71223)</small>
1. La Petite-Verrière <small>(71349)</small>
1. La Tagnière <small>(71531)</small>
1. Laizy <small>(71251)</small>
1. Le Breuil <small>(71059)</small>
1. Le Creusot <small>(71153)</small>
1. Les Bizots <small>(71038)</small>
1. Lucenay-l'Évêque <small>(71266)</small>
1. Marly-sous-Issy <small>(71280)</small>
1. Marmagne <small>(71282)</small>
1. Mesvres <small>(71297)</small>
1. Montcenis <small>(71309)</small>
1. Monthelon <small>(71313)</small>
1. Montmort <small>(71317)</small>
1. Morlet <small>(71322)</small>
1. Paris-l'Hôpital <small>(71343)</small>
1. Perreuil <small>(71347)</small>
1. Reclesne <small>(71368)</small>
1. Roussillon-en-Morvan <small>(71376)</small>
1. Saint-Berain-sous-Sanvignes <small>(71390)</small>
1. Saint-Didier-sur-Arroux <small>(71407)</small>
1. Saint-Eugène <small>(71411)</small>
1. Saint-Firmin <small>(71413)</small>
1. Saint-Forgeot <small>(71414)</small>
1. Saint-Gervais-sur-Couches <small>(71424)</small>
1. Saint-Jean-de-Trézy <small>(71431)</small>
1. Saint-Léger-du-Bois <small>(71438)</small>
1. Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray <small>(71440)</small>
1. Saint-Martin-de-Commune <small>(71450)</small>
1. Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches <small>(71464)</small>
1. Saint-Nizier-sur-Arroux <small>(71466)</small>
1. Saint-Pierre-de-Varennes <small>(71468)</small>
1. Saint-Prix <small>(71472)</small>
1. Saint-Sernin-du-Bois <small>(71479)</small>
1. Saint-Sernin-du-Plain <small>(71480)</small>
1. Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne <small>(71482)</small>
1. Saint-Émiland <small>(71409)</small>
1. Sainte-Radegonde <small>(71474)</small>
1. Saisy <small>(71493)</small>
1. Sampigny-lès-Maranges <small>(71496)</small>
1. Sommant <small>(71527)</small>
1. Sully <small>(71530)</small>
1. Tavernay <small>(71535)</small>
1. Thil-sur-Arroux <small>(71537)</small>
1. Tintry <small>(71539)</small>
1. Torcy <small>(71540)</small>
1. Uchon <small>(71551)</small>
1. Épertully <small>(71188)</small>
1. Épinac <small>(71190)</small>
1. Étang-sur-Arroux <small>(71192)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|71153|Le Creusot|21,991|Le Creusot-1 and Le Creusot-2|Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines|
|71014|Autun|13,955|Autun-1 and Autun-2|Le Grand Autunois Morvan|
|71040|Blanzy|6,457|Blanzy|Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines|
|71059|Le Breuil|3,560|Le Creusot-2|Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines|
|71540|Torcy|3,062|Le Creusot-1|Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines|
|71190|Épinac|2,265|Autun-1|Le Grand Autunois Morvan|
|71309|Montcenis|2,188|Le Creusot-1|Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines|
|71192|Étang-sur-Arroux|1,922|Autun-2|Le Grand Autunois Morvan|
|71149|Couches|1,435|Chagny|Le Grand Autunois Morvan|
|71282|Marmagne|1,238|Autun-2|Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines|

## Related pages

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

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Autun
- **insee**: 711
- **nbcomm**: 89
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: Autun
- **area**: 1994.3
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Autun 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté