Arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône

The arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône 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 Chalon-sur-Saône.

History
When the Saône-et-Loire department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône was part of that original department.

Geography
The arrondissement  of Chalon-sur-Saône is bordered to the north by the Côte-d'Or department, to the east by the arrondissement of Louhans, to the south by the arrondissement of Mâcon, to the southwest by the arrondissement of Charolles and to the west by the arrondissement of Autun.

It is found in the northern part of the department, with an area of , the second largest in area of the department. It has 200,084 inhabitants, the arrondissement of the department with more people living there, and a population density of  inhabitants/km².

Composition
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 Chalon-sur-Saône are:

 Blanzy (partly)
 Chagny (partly)
 Chalon-sur-Saône-1
 Chalon-sur-Saône-2
 Chalon-sur-Saône-3
 Charolles (partly)
 Cluny (partly)
 Gergy
 Givry
 Montceau-les-Mines (partly)
 Ouroux-sur-Saône
 Saint-Rémy
 Saint-Vallier (partly)
 Tournus (partly)

Communes
The arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône has 149 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 L'Abergement-Sainte-Colombe (71002)
 Allerey-sur-Saône (71003)
 Allériot (71004)
 Aluze (71005)
 Barizey (71019)
 Baudrières (71023)
 Beaumont-sur-Grosne (71026)
 Bey (71033)
 Bissey-sous-Cruchaud (71034)
 Bissy-sur-Fley (71037)
 Les Bordes (71043)
 Bouzeron (71051)
 Boyer (71052)
 Bragny-sur-Saône (71054)
 Bresse-sur-Grosne (71058)
 Buxy (71070)
 Cersot (71072)
 Chagny (71073)
 Chalon-sur-Saône (71076)
 Chamilly (71078)
 Champagny-sous-Uxelles (71080)
 Champforgeuil (71081)
 La Chapelle-de-Bragny (71089)
 La Charmée (71102)
 Charnay-lès-Chalon (71104)
 Charrecey (71107)
 Chassey-le-Camp (71109)
 Châtel-Moron (71115)
 Châtenoy-en-Bresse (71117)
 Châtenoy-le-Royal (71118)
 Chaudenay (71119)
 Chenôves (71124)
 Ciel (71131)
 Clux-Villeneuve (71578)
 Crissey (71154)
 Culles-les-Roches (71159)
 Damerey (71167)
 Demigny (71170)
 Dennevy (71171)
 Dracy-le-Fort (71182)
 Écuelles (71186)
 Écuisses (71187)
 Épervans (71189)
 Étrigny (71193)
 Farges-lès-Chalon (71194)
 Fley (71201)
 Fontaines (71202)
 Fragnes-la-Loyère (71204)
 Genouilly (71214)
 Gergy (71215)
 Germagny (71216)
 Gigny-sur-Saône (71219)
 Givry (71221)
 Gourdon (71222)
 Granges (71225)
 Guerfand (71228)
 Jambles (71241)
 Jugy (71245)
 Jully-lès-Buxy (71247)
 Laives (71249)
 Lalheue (71252)
 Lans (71253)
 Lessard-en-Bresse (71256)
 Lessard-le-National (71257)
 Longepierre (71262)
 Lux (71269)
 Mancey (71274)
 Marcilly-lès-Buxy (71277)
 Marigny (71278)
 Marnay (71283)
 Mary (71286)
 Mellecey (71292)
 Mercurey (71294)
 Messey-sur-Grosne (71296)
 Montagny-lès-Buxy (71302)
 Montceau-les-Mines (71306)
 Montceaux-Ragny (71308)
 Montchanin (71310)
 Montcoy (71312)
 Mont-lès-Seurre (71315)
 Mont-Saint-Vincent (71320)
 Morey (71321)
 Moroges (71324)
 Nanton (71328)
 Navilly (71329)
 Oslon (71333)
 Ouroux-sur-Saône (71336)
 Palleau (71341)
 Pontoux (71355)
 Le Puley (71363)
 Remigny (71369)
 Rosey (71374)
 Rully (71378)
 Saint-Ambreuil (71384)
 Saint-Boil (71392)
 Saint-Bérain-sur-Dheune (71391)
 Saint-Christophe-en-Bresse (71398)
 Saint-Clément-sur-Guye (71400)
 Saint-Cyr (71402)
 Saint-Denis-de-Vaux (71403)
 Saint-Désert (71404)
 Saint-Didier-en-Bresse (71405)
 Sainte-Hélène (71426)
 Saint-Eusèbe (71412)
 Saint-Germain-du-Plain (71420)
 Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy (71422)
 Saint-Gervais-en-Vallière (71423)
 Saint-Gilles (71425)
 Saint-Jean-de-Vaux (71430)
 Saint-Julien-sur-Dheune (71435)
 Saint-Laurent-d'Andenay (71436)
 Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune (71442)
 Saint-Loup-de-Varennes (71444)
 Saint-Loup-Géanges (71443)
 Saint-Marcel (71445)
 Saint-Mard-de-Vaux (71447)
 Saint-Martin-d'Auxy (71449)
 Saint-Martin-du-Tartre (71455)
 Saint-Martin-en-Bresse (71456)
 Saint-Martin-en-Gâtinois (71457)
 Saint-Martin-sous-Montaigu (71459)
 Saint-Maurice-des-Champs (71461)
 Saint-Maurice-en-Rivière (71462)
 Saint-Micaud (71465)
 Saint-Privé (71471)
 Saint-Rémy (71475)
 Saint-Romain-sous-Gourdon (71477)
 Saint-Vallerin (71485)
 Saint-Vallier (71486)
 Santilly (71498)
 Sassangy (71501)
 Sassenay (71502)
 Saules (71503)
 Saunières (71504)
 Savianges (71505)
 Sennecey-le-Grand (71512)
 Sercy (71515)
 Sermesse (71517)
 Sevrey (71520)
 Toutenant (71544)
 Tronchy (71548)
 Varennes-le-Grand (71555)
 Vaux-en-Pré (71563)
 Verdun-sur-le-Doubs (71566)
 Verjux (71570)
 Vers (71572)
 Villegaudin (71577)
 Villeneuve-en-Montagne (71579)
 Virey-le-Grand (71585)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 71076  Chalon-sur-Saône  44,985  Chalon-sur-Saône-1, Chalon-sur-Saône-2and Chalon-sur-Saône-3  Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon 71306  Montceau-les-Mines  18,902  Montceau-les-Mines  Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines 71486  Saint-Vallier  8,783  Saint-Vallier  Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines 71475  Saint-Rémy  6,558  Saint-Rémy  Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon 71118  Châtenoy-le-Royal  6,222  Chalon-sur-Saône-3  Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon 71445  Saint-Marcel  5,956  Saint-Rémy  Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon 71073  Chagny  5,704  Chagny  Communauté d'agglomération Beaune Côte et Sud 71310  Montchanin  5,229  Blanzy  Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines 71221  Givry  3,657  Givry  Communauté d'agglomération Le Grand Chalon 71512  Sennecey-le-Grand  3,138  Tournus  Entre Saône et Grosne 71336  Ouroux-sur-Saône  3,060  Ouroux-sur-Saône  Terres de Bresse

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

References

Chalon-sur-Saone