Arrondissement of Montbard

The **arrondissement of Montbard** is an arrondissement of France, in the Côte-d'Or department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital is the city of Montbard.

## History

When the Côte-d'Or department was created on 17 February 1800, Montbard was not one of the original _arrondissements_ of that department. The _arrondissement_ of Montbard was made in 1926 with the merging of the arrondissements of Châtillon-sur-Seine and Semur-en-Auxois.

## Geography

It is the largest in area of the _arrondissements_ of the department, with an area of , but the one with the lowest population with 60,699 inhabitants and a density of  inhabitants/km².

The _arrondissement_ of Montbard is bordered to the north by the Aube and Haute-Marne departments, to the east by the _arrondissement_ of Dijon, to the south by the _arrondissement_ of Beaune, to the southwest by the Nièvre department and to the west by the Yonne department.

### 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 Dijon, there are only three cantons and they have all its "communes" are in the _arrondissement_:

1. Châtillon-sur-Seine (107 _communes_);
1. Montbard (57 _communes_); and
1. Semur-en-Auxois (89 _communes_).

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Montbard has 253 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

1. Aignay-le-Duc <small>(21004)</small>
1. Aisey-sur-Seine <small>(21006)</small>
1. Aisy-sous-Thil <small>(21007)</small>
1. Alise-Sainte-Reine <small>(21008)</small>
1. Ampilly-le-Sec <small>(21012)</small>
1. Ampilly-les-Bordes <small>(21011)</small>
1. Arnay-sous-Vitteaux <small>(21024)</small>
1. Arrans <small>(21025)</small>
1. Asnières-en-Montagne <small>(21026)</small>
1. Athie <small>(21029)</small>
1. Autricourt <small>(21034)</small>
1. Avosnes <small>(21040)</small>
1. Baigneux-les-Juifs <small>(21043)</small>
1. Balot <small>(21044)</small>
1. Bard-lès-Époisses <small>(21047)</small>
1. Beaulieu <small>(21052)</small>
1. Beaunotte <small>(21055)</small>
1. Belan-sur-Ource <small>(21058)</small>
1. Bellenod-sur-Seine <small>(21061)</small>
1. Beneuvre <small>(21063)</small>
1. Benoisey <small>(21064)</small>
1. Beurizot <small>(21069)</small>
1. Bierre-lès-Semur <small>(21073)</small>
1. Billy-lès-Chanceaux <small>(21075)</small>
1. Bissey-la-Côte <small>(21077)</small>
1. Bissey-la-Pierre <small>(21078)</small>
1. Boudreville <small>(21090)</small>
1. Bouix <small>(21093)</small>
1. Boussey <small>(21097)</small>
1. Boux-sous-Salmaise <small>(21098)</small>
1. Brain <small>(21100)</small>
1. Braux <small>(21101)</small>
1. Brémur-et-Vaurois <small>(21104)</small>
1. Brianny <small>(21108)</small>
1. Brion-sur-Ource <small>(21109)</small>
1. Buffon <small>(21114)</small>
1. Buncey <small>(21115)</small>
1. Bure-les-Templiers <small>(21116)</small>
1. Busseaut <small>(21117)</small>
1. Bussy-le-Grand <small>(21122)</small>
1. Buxerolles <small>(21123)</small>
1. Cérilly <small>(21125)</small>
1. Châtillon-sur-Seine <small>(21154)</small>
1. Chambain <small>(21129)</small>
1. Chamesson <small>(21134)</small>
1. Champ-d'Oiseau <small>(21137)</small>
1. Champeau-en-Morvan <small>(21139)</small>
1. Champrenault <small>(21141)</small>
1. Channay <small>(21143)</small>
1. Charencey <small>(21144)</small>
1. Charigny <small>(21145)</small>
1. Charny <small>(21147)</small>
1. Charrey-sur-Seine <small>(21149)</small>
1. Chassey <small>(21151)</small>
1. Chaugey <small>(21157)</small>
1. La Chaume <small>(21159)</small>
1. Chaume-lès-Baigneux <small>(21160)</small>
1. Chaumont-le-Bois <small>(21161)</small>
1. Chemin-d'Aisey <small>(21165)</small>
1. Chevannay <small>(21168)</small>
1. Clamerey <small>(21177)</small>
1. Corpoyer-la-Chapelle <small>(21197)</small>
1. Corrombles <small>(21198)</small>
1. Corsaint <small>(21199)</small>
1. Coulmier-le-Sec <small>(21201)</small>
1. Courban <small>(21202)</small>
1. Courcelles-Frémoy <small>(21203)</small>
1. Courcelles-lès-Montbard <small>(21204)</small>
1. Courcelles-lès-Semur <small>(21205)</small>
1. Crépand <small>(21212)</small>
1. Dampierre-en-Montagne <small>(21224)</small>
1. Darcey <small>(21226)</small>
1. Dompierre-en-Morvan <small>(21232)</small>
1. Duesme <small>(21235)</small>
1. Échalot <small>(21237)</small>
1. Époisses <small>(21247)</small>
1. Éringes <small>(21248)</small>
1. Essarois <small>(21250)</small>
1. Étais <small>(21252)</small>
1. Étalante <small>(21253)</small>
1. Étormay <small>(21257)</small>
1. Étrochey <small>(21258)</small>
1. Fain-lès-Montbard <small>(21259)</small>
1. Fain-lès-Moutiers <small>(21260)</small>
1. Faverolles-lès-Lucey <small>(21262)</small>
1. Flavigny-sur-Ozerain <small>(21271)</small>
1. Flée <small>(21272)</small>
1. Fontaines-en-Duesmois <small>(21276)</small>
1. Fontaines-les-Sèches <small>(21279)</small>
1. Fontangy <small>(21280)</small>
1. Forléans <small>(21282)</small>
1. Fresnes <small>(21287)</small>
1. Frôlois <small>(21288)</small>
1. Genay <small>(21291)</small>
1. Gevrolles <small>(21296)</small>
1. Gissey-le-Vieil <small>(21298)</small>
1. Gissey-sous-Flavigny <small>(21299)</small>
1. Gomméville <small>(21302)</small>
1. Les Goulles <small>(21303)</small>
1. Grancey-sur-Ource <small>(21305)</small>
1. Grésigny-Sainte-Reine <small>(21307)</small>
1. Grignon <small>(21308)</small>
1. Griselles <small>(21309)</small>
1. Gurgy-la-Ville <small>(21312)</small>
1. Gurgy-le-Château <small>(21313)</small>
1. Hauteroche <small>(21314)</small>
1. Jailly-les-Moulins <small>(21321)</small>
1. Jeux-lès-Bard <small>(21324)</small>
1. Jours-lès-Baigneux <small>(21326)</small>
1. Juillenay <small>(21328)</small>
1. Juilly <small>(21329)</small>
1. Lacour-d'Arcenay <small>(21335)</small>
1. Laignes <small>(21336)</small>
1. Lantilly <small>(21341)</small>
1. Larrey <small>(21343)</small>
1. Leuglay <small>(21346)</small>
1. Lignerolles <small>(21350)</small>
1. Louesme <small>(21357)</small>
1. Lucenay-le-Duc <small>(21358)</small>
1. Lucey <small>(21359)</small>
1. Magny-la-Ville <small>(21365)</small>
1. Magny-Lambert <small>(21364)</small>
1. Maisey-le-Duc <small>(21372)</small>
1. Marcellois <small>(21377)</small>
1. Marcenay <small>(21378)</small>
1. Marcigny-sous-Thil <small>(21380)</small>
1. Marcilly-et-Dracy <small>(21381)</small>
1. Marigny-le-Cahouët <small>(21386)</small>
1. Marmagne <small>(21389)</small>
1. Massingy <small>(21393)</small>
1. Massingy-lès-Semur <small>(21394)</small>
1. Massingy-lès-Vitteaux <small>(21395)</small>
1. Mauvilly <small>(21396)</small>
1. Menesble <small>(21402)</small>
1. Ménétreux-le-Pitois <small>(21404)</small>
1. Meulson <small>(21410)</small>
1. Millery <small>(21413)</small>
1. Minot <small>(21415)</small>
1. Missery <small>(21417)</small>
1. Moitron <small>(21418)</small>
1. Molesme <small>(21419)</small>
1. Molphey <small>(21422)</small>
1. Montbard <small>(21425)</small>
1. Montberthault <small>(21426)</small>
1. Montigny-Montfort <small>(21429)</small>
1. Montigny-Saint-Barthélemy <small>(21430)</small>
1. Montigny-sur-Armançon <small>(21431)</small>
1. Montigny-sur-Aube <small>(21432)</small>
1. Montlay-en-Auxois <small>(21434)</small>
1. Montliot-et-Courcelles <small>(21435)</small>
1. Montmoyen <small>(21438)</small>
1. Mosson <small>(21444)</small>
1. La Motte-Ternant <small>(21445)</small>
1. Moutiers-Saint-Jean <small>(21446)</small>
1. Mussy-la-Fosse <small>(21448)</small>
1. Nan-sous-Thil <small>(21449)</small>
1. Nesle-et-Massoult <small>(21451)</small>
1. Nicey <small>(21454)</small>
1. Nod-sur-Seine <small>(21455)</small>
1. Nogent-lès-Montbard <small>(21456)</small>
1. Noidan <small>(21457)</small>
1. Noiron-sur-Seine <small>(21460)</small>
1. Normier <small>(21463)</small>
1. Obtrée <small>(21465)</small>
1. Oigny <small>(21466)</small>
1. Origny <small>(21470)</small>
1. Orret <small>(21471)</small>
1. Planay <small>(21484)</small>
1. Poinçon-lès-Larrey <small>(21488)</small>
1. Poiseul-la-Ville-et-Laperrière <small>(21490)</small>
1. Pont-et-Massène <small>(21497)</small>
1. Posanges <small>(21498)</small>
1. Pothières <small>(21499)</small>
1. Pouillenay <small>(21500)</small>
1. Précy-sous-Thil <small>(21505)</small>
1. Prusly-sur-Ource <small>(21510)</small>
1. Puits <small>(21511)</small>
1. Quemigny-sur-Seine <small>(21514)</small>
1. Quincerot <small>(21516)</small>
1. Quincy-le-Vicomte <small>(21518)</small>
1. Recey-sur-Ource <small>(21519)</small>
1. Riel-les-Eaux <small>(21524)</small>
1. La Roche-en-Brenil <small>(21525)</small>
1. La Roche-Vanneau <small>(21528)</small>
1. Rochefort-sur-Brévon <small>(21526)</small>
1. Roilly <small>(21529)</small>
1. Rougemont <small>(21530)</small>
1. Rouvray <small>(21531)</small>
1. Saffres <small>(21537)</small>
1. Saint-Andeux <small>(21538)</small>
1. Saint-Broing-les-Moines <small>(21543)</small>
1. Sainte-Colombe <small>(21544)</small>
1. Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine <small>(21545)</small>
1. Saint-Didier <small>(21546)</small>
1. Saint-Euphrône <small>(21547)</small>
1. Saint-Germain-de-Modéon <small>(21548)</small>
1. Saint-Germain-le-Rocheux <small>(21549)</small>
1. Saint-Germain-lès-Senailly <small>(21550)</small>
1. Saint-Hélier <small>(21552)</small>
1. Saint-Marc-sur-Seine <small>(21557)</small>
1. Saint-Mesmin <small>(21563)</small>
1. Saint-Rémy <small>(21568)</small>
1. Saint-Thibault <small>(21576)</small>
1. Salmaise <small>(21580)</small>
1. Saulieu <small>(21584)</small>
1. Savoisy <small>(21594)</small>
1. Seigny <small>(21598)</small>
1. Semond <small>(21602)</small>
1. Semur-en-Auxois <small>(21603)</small>
1. Senailly <small>(21604)</small>
1. Sincey-lès-Rouvray <small>(21608)</small>
1. Souhey <small>(21612)</small>
1. Source-Seine <small>(21551)</small>
1. Soussey-sur-Brionne <small>(21613)</small>
1. Terrefondrée <small>(21626)</small>
1. Thenissey <small>(21627)</small>
1. Thoires <small>(21628)</small>
1. Thoisy-la-Berchère <small>(21629)</small>
1. Thorey-sous-Charny <small>(21633)</small>
1. Thoste <small>(21635)</small>
1. Torcy-et-Pouligny <small>(21640)</small>
1. Touillon <small>(21641)</small>
1. Toutry <small>(21642)</small>
1. Uncey-le-Franc <small>(21649)</small>
1. Vannaire <small>(21653)</small>
1. Vanvey <small>(21655)</small>
1. Velogny <small>(21662)</small>
1. Venarey-les-Laumes <small>(21663)</small>
1. Verdonnet <small>(21664)</small>
1. Verrey-sous-Salmaise <small>(21670)</small>
1. Vertault <small>(21671)</small>
1. Vesvres <small>(21672)</small>
1. Veuxhaulles-sur-Aube <small>(21674)</small>
1. Vic-de-Chassenay <small>(21676)</small>
1. Vic-sous-Thil <small>(21678)</small>
1. Vieux-Château <small>(21681)</small>
1. Villaines-en-Duesmois <small>(21685)</small>
1. Villaines-les-Prévôtes <small>(21686)</small>
1. Villargoix <small>(21687)</small>
1. Villars-et-Villenotte <small>(21689)</small>
1. Villeberny <small>(21690)</small>
1. Villedieu <small>(21693)</small>
1. Villeferry <small>(21694)</small>
1. La Villeneuve-les-Convers <small>(21695)</small>
1. Villeneuve-sous-Charigny <small>(21696)</small>
1. Villers-Patras <small>(21700)</small>
1. Villiers-le-Duc <small>(21704)</small>
1. Villotte-sur-Ource <small>(21706)</small>
1. Villy-en-Auxois <small>(21707)</small>
1. Viserny <small>(21709)</small>
1. Vitteaux <small>(21710)</small>
1. Vix <small>(21711)</small>
1. Voulaines-les-Templiers <small>(21717)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|21154|Châtillon-sur-Seine|5,392|Châtillon-sur-Seine|Le Pays Châtillonnais|
|21425|Montbard|5,350|Montbard|Le Montbardois|
|21603|Semur-en-Auxois|4,078|Semur-en-Auxois|Les Terres d'Auxois|
|21663|Venarey-les-Laumes|2,902|Montbard|Le Pays d'Alésia et de la Seine|
|21584|Saulieu|2,479|Semur-en-Auxois|Saulieu|
|21710|Vitteaux|1,073|Semur-en-Auxois|Les Terres d'Auxois|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Côte-d'Or department
- Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Montbard
- **insee**: 213
- **nbcomm**: 252
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: Montbard
- **area**: 3595.9
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Montbard 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté