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.

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.

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:

+ Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Avallon INSEECode  Canton  Arrondissements  Total Auxerre  Avallon  Senes8905 Avallon27278907 Chablis2339628912 Joux-la-Ville2123448915 Saint-Florentin148228919 Tonnerrois5252

Communes
The arrondissement of Avallon has 139 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

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

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  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

References

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