Arrondissement of Épernay

The **arrondissement of Épernay** is an arrondissement of France, in the Marne department, Grand Est region. Its capital is the city of Épernay.

## History

When the Marne department was created on 1800, the _arrondissement_ of Épernay was part of that original department.

## Geography

The _arrondissement_ of Épernay is in the southwest of the Marne department. It is bordered to the north by the _arrondissement_ of Reims, to the east by the Châlons-en-Champagne _arrondissement_, to the southeast and south by the Aube department, to the southwest by the Seine-et-Marne department and to the west by the Aisne department.

The _arrondissement_ of Épernay is the largest _arrondissement_ of the department in area, , but the second in population (109,771 inhabitants) with 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 Épernay, there are six cantons and only two of them have all their "communes" in the _arrondissement_:

1. Châlons-en-Champagne-3 <small>(5105)</small> (partly)
1. Dormans-Paysages de Champagne <small>(5106)</small> (partly)
1. Épernay-1 <small>(5107)</small> (partly)
1. Épernay-2 <small>(5108)</small>
1. Sézanne-Brie et Champagne <small>(5121)</small>
1. Vertus-Plaine Champenoise <small>(5122)</small> (partly)

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Épernay has 181 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

1. Allemanche-Launay-et-Soyer <small>(51004)</small>
1. Allemant <small>(51005)</small>
1. Ambonnay <small>(51007)</small>
1. Anglure <small>(51009)</small>
1. Angluzelles-et-Courcelles <small>(51010)</small>
1. Avenay-Val-d'Or <small>(51028)</small>
1. Avize <small>(51029)</small>
1. Aÿ-Champagne <small>(51030)</small>
1. Bagneux <small>(51032)</small>
1. Le Baizil <small>(51033)</small>
1. Bannay <small>(51034)</small>
1. Bannes <small>(51035)</small>
1. Barbonne-Fayel <small>(51036)</small>
1. Baudement <small>(51041)</small>
1. Baye <small>(51042)</small>
1. Beaunay <small>(51045)</small>
1. Bergères-sous-Montmirail <small>(51050)</small>
1. Bethon <small>(51056)</small>
1. Boissy-le-Repos <small>(51070)</small>
1. Bouchy-Saint-Genest <small>(51071)</small>
1. Boursault <small>(51076)</small>
1. Bouzy <small>(51079)</small>
1. Le Breuil <small>(51085)</small>
1. Broussy-le-Grand <small>(51090)</small>
1. Broussy-le-Petit <small>(51091)</small>
1. Broyes <small>(51092)</small>
1. Brugny-Vaudancourt <small>(51093)</small>
1. La Caure <small>(51100)</small>
1. La Celle-sous-Chantemerle <small>(51103)</small>
1. Chaltrait <small>(51110)</small>
1. Champaubert <small>(51113)</small>
1. Champguyon <small>(51116)</small>
1. Champillon <small>(51119)</small>
1. Champvoisy <small>(51121)</small>
1. Chantemerle <small>(51124)</small>
1. La Chapelle-Lasson <small>(51127)</small>
1. La Chapelle-sous-Orbais <small>(51128)</small>
1. Charleville <small>(51129)</small>
1. Châtillon-sur-Morin <small>(51137)</small>
1. Chavot-Courcourt <small>(51142)</small>
1. Chichey <small>(51151)</small>
1. Chouilly <small>(51153)</small>
1. Clesles <small>(51155)</small>
1. Coizard-Joches <small>(51157)</small>
1. Conflans-sur-Seine <small>(51162)</small>
1. Congy <small>(51163)</small>
1. Connantray-Vaurefroy <small>(51164)</small>
1. Connantre <small>(51165)</small>
1. Corfélix <small>(51170)</small>
1. Cormoyeux <small>(51173)</small>
1. Corribert <small>(51174)</small>
1. Corrobert <small>(51175)</small>
1. Corroy <small>(51176)</small>
1. Courcemain <small>(51182)</small>
1. Courgivaux <small>(51185)</small>
1. Courjeonnet <small>(51186)</small>
1. Courthiézy <small>(51192)</small>
1. Cramant <small>(51196)</small>
1. Cuis <small>(51200)</small>
1. Cumières <small>(51202)</small>
1. Damery <small>(51204)</small>
1. Dizy <small>(51210)</small>
1. Dormans <small>(51217)</small>
1. Épernay <small>(51230)</small>
1. Escardes <small>(51233)</small>
1. Esclavolles-Lurey <small>(51234)</small>
1. Les Essarts-le-Vicomte <small>(51236)</small>
1. Les Essarts-lès-Sézanne <small>(51235)</small>
1. Esternay <small>(51237)</small>
1. Étoges <small>(51238)</small>
1. Euvy <small>(51241)</small>
1. Faux-Fresnay <small>(51243)</small>
1. Fère-Champenoise <small>(51248)</small>
1. Fèrebrianges <small>(51247)</small>
1. Festigny <small>(51249)</small>
1. Flavigny <small>(51251)</small>
1. Fleury-la-Rivière <small>(51252)</small>
1. Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy <small>(51254)</small>
1. Fontaine-sur-Ay <small>(51256)</small>
1. La Forestière <small>(51258)</small>
1. Fromentières <small>(51263)</small>
1. Le Gault-Soigny <small>(51264)</small>
1. Gaye <small>(51265)</small>
1. Germaine <small>(51266)</small>
1. Gionges <small>(51271)</small>
1. Gourgançon <small>(51276)</small>
1. Granges-sur-Aube <small>(51279)</small>
1. Grauves <small>(51281)</small>
1. Haussimont <small>(51285)</small>
1. Hautvillers <small>(51287)</small>
1. Igny-Comblizy <small>(51298)</small>
1. Les Istres-et-Bury <small>(51302)</small>
1. Janvilliers <small>(51304)</small>
1. Joiselle <small>(51306)</small>
1. Lachy <small>(51313)</small>
1. Lenharrée <small>(51319)</small>
1. Leuvrigny <small>(51320)</small>
1. Linthelles <small>(51323)</small>
1. Linthes <small>(51324)</small>
1. Magenta <small>(51663)</small>
1. Mancy <small>(51342)</small>
1. Marcilly-sur-Seine <small>(51343)</small>
1. Mardeuil <small>(51344)</small>
1. Mareuil-en-Brie <small>(51345)</small>
1. Mareuil-le-Port <small>(51346)</small>
1. Margny <small>(51350)</small>
1. Marigny <small>(51351)</small>
1. Marsangis <small>(51353)</small>
1. Mécringes <small>(51359)</small>
1. Le Meix-Saint-Epoing <small>(51360)</small>
1. Le Mesnil-sur-Oger <small>(51367)</small>
1. Mondement-Montgivroux <small>(51374)</small>
1. Montépreux <small>(51377)</small>
1. Montgenost <small>(51376)</small>
1. Monthelon <small>(51378)</small>
1. Montmirail <small>(51380)</small>
1. Montmort-Lucy <small>(51381)</small>
1. Morangis <small>(51384)</small>
1. Morsains <small>(51386)</small>
1. Moslins <small>(51387)</small>
1. Moussy <small>(51390)</small>
1. Mutigny <small>(51392)</small>
1. Mœurs-Verdey <small>(51369)</small>
1. Nesle-la-Reposte <small>(51395)</small>
1. Nesle-le-Repons <small>(51396)</small>
1. Neuvy <small>(51402)</small>
1. La Noue <small>(51407)</small>
1. Œuilly <small>(51410)</small>
1. Oger <small>(51411)</small>
1. Ognes <small>(51412)</small>
1. Oiry <small>(51413)</small>
1. Orbais-l'Abbaye <small>(51416)</small>
1. Oyes <small>(51421)</small>
1. Péas <small>(51426)</small>
1. Pierry <small>(51431)</small>
1. Pleurs <small>(51432)</small>
1. Plivot <small>(51434)</small>
1. Potangis <small>(51443)</small>
1. Queudes <small>(51451)</small>
1. Reuves <small>(51458)</small>
1. Réveillon <small>(51459)</small>
1. Rieux <small>(51460)</small>
1. Romery <small>(51465)</small>
1. Saint-Bon <small>(51473)</small>
1. Saint-Imoges <small>(51488)</small>
1. Saint-Just-Sauvage <small>(51492)</small>
1. Saint-Loup <small>(51495)</small>
1. Saint-Martin-d'Ablois <small>(51002)</small>
1. Saint-Quentin-le-Verger <small>(51511)</small>
1. Saint-Remy-sous-Broyes <small>(51514)</small>
1. Saint-Saturnin <small>(51516)</small>
1. Saron-sur-Aube <small>(51524)</small>
1. Saudoy <small>(51526)</small>
1. Sézanne <small>(51535)</small>
1. Soizy-aux-Bois <small>(51542)</small>
1. Suizy-le-Franc <small>(51560)</small>
1. Talus-Saint-Prix <small>(51563)</small>
1. Thaas <small>(51565)</small>
1. Le Thoult-Trosnay <small>(51570)</small>
1. Tours-sur-Marne <small>(51576)</small>
1. Tréfols <small>(51579)</small>
1. Troissy <small>(51585)</small>
1. Val-de-Livre <small>(51564)</small>
1. Vassimont-et-Chapelaine <small>(51594)</small>
1. Vauchamps <small>(51596)</small>
1. Vauciennes <small>(51597)</small>
1. Venteuil <small>(51605)</small>
1. Verdon <small>(51607)</small>
1. Verneuil <small>(51609)</small>
1. Le Vézier <small>(51618)</small>
1. Villeneuve-la-Lionne <small>(51625)</small>
1. Villeneuve-Saint-Vistre-et-Villevotte <small>(51628)</small>
1. Villers-aux-Bois <small>(51630)</small>
1. La Ville-sous-Orbais <small>(51639)</small>
1. La Villeneuve-lès-Charleville <small>(51626)</small>
1. Villevenard <small>(51641)</small>
1. Villiers-aux-Corneilles <small>(51642)</small>
1. Vinay <small>(51643)</small>
1. Vincelles <small>(51644)</small>
1. Vindey <small>(51645)</small>
1. Vouarces <small>(51652)</small>

The _communes_ in the _arrondissement_ with more inhabitants are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|51230|Épernay|23,176|Épernay-1 and Épernay-2|CA Épernay, Coteaux et Plaine de Champagne|
|51030|Aÿ-Champagne|5,795|Épernay-1|La Grande Vallée de la Marne|
|51535|Sézanne|5,055|Sézanne-Brie et Champagne|Sézanne-Sud-Ouest Marnais|
|51380|Montmirail|3,640|Sézanne-Brie et Champagne|La Brie Champenoise|
|51217|Dormans|2,908|Dormans-Paysages de Champagne|Les Paysages de la Champagne|
|51248|Fère-Champenoise|2,223|Vertus-Plaine Champenoise|Le Sud Marnais|
|51237|Esternay|1,934|Sézanne-Brie et Champagne|Sézanne-Sud-Ouest Marnais|
|51029|Avize|1,814|Épernay-2|CA Épernay, Coteaux et Plaine de Champagne|
|51663|Magenta|1,740|Épernay-1|CA Épernay, Coteaux et Plaine de Champagne|
|51344|Mardeuil|1,564|Épernay-1|CA Épernay, Coteaux et Plaine de Champagne|
|51210|Dizy|1,562|Épernay-1|La Grande Vallée de la Marne|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Marne department
- List of arrondissements of France

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Épernay
- **insee**: 512
- **nbcomm**: 210
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: Épernay
- **area**: 2722.4
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Épernay 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Grand Est