Arrondissement of Avallon

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.

### 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_:

|rowspan="2"|INSEE Code || rowspan="2" | Canton || colspan="3" | Arrondissements || rowspan="2" | Total|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|8905|Avallon||27||**27**|
|8907|Chablis|23|39||**62**|
|8912|Joux-la-Ville|21|23||**44**|
|8915|Saint-Florentin|14|8||**22**|
|8919|Tonnerrois||52||**52**|

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Avallon has 139 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):

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

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|58025|Avallon|7,025|Avallon|Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan|
|58418|Tonnerre|4,759|Tonnerrois|Le Tonnerrois en Bourgogne|
|58208|Joux-la-Ville|1,239|Joux-la-Ville|Le Serein|
|58407|Tanlay|1,039|Tonnerrois|Le Tonnerrois en Bourgogne|
|58169|Flogny-la-Chapelle|1,029|Tonnerrois|Le Tonnerrois en Bourgogne|
|58005|Ancy-le-Franc|943|Tonnerrois|Le Tonnerrois en Bourgogne|
|58235|Magny|860|Avallon|Avallon, Vézelay, Morvan|
|58321|Ravières|837|Tonnerrois|Le Tonnerrois en Bourgogne|

## Related pages

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

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Avallon
- **insee**: 892
- **nbcomm**: 135
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: Avallon
- **area**: 2078.8
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Avallon 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté