Arrondissement of Autun

The arrondissement of Autun 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 Autun.

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

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

It is the northernmost of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of , the second largest in area of the department. It has 86,693 inhabitants 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 Autun are:

 Autun-1
 Autun-2
 Blanzy (partly)
 Chagny (partly)
 Le Creusot-1
 Le Creusot-2
 Gueugnon (partly)
 Montceau-les-Mines (partly)

Communes
The arrondissement of Autun has 83 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 Anost (71009)
 Antully (71010)
 Autun (71014)
 Auxy (71015)
 Barnay (71020)
 Blanzy (71040)
 Brion (71062)
 Broye (71063)
 Change (71085)
 Charbonnat (71098)
 Charmoy (71103)
 Cheilly-lès-Maranges (71122)
 Chissey-en-Morvan (71129)
 Collonge-la-Madeleine (71140)
 Cordesse (71144)
 Couches (71149)
 Cressy-sur-Somme (71152)
 Créot (71151)
 Curgy (71162)
 Cussy-en-Morvan (71165)
 Cuzy (71166)
 Dettey (71172)
 Dezize-lès-Maranges (71174)
 Dracy-Saint-Loup (71184)
 Dracy-lès-Couches (71183)
 Essertenne (71191)
 Grury (71227)
 Igornay (71237)
 Issy-l'Évêque (71239)
 La Boulaye (71046)
 La Celle-en-Morvan (71509)
 La Chapelle-sous-Uchon (71096)
 La Comelle (71142)
 La Grande-Verrière (71223)
 La Petite-Verrière (71349)
 La Tagnière (71531)
 Laizy (71251)
 Le Breuil (71059)
 Le Creusot (71153)
 Les Bizots (71038)
 Lucenay-l'Évêque (71266)
 Marly-sous-Issy (71280)
 Marmagne (71282)
 Mesvres (71297)
 Montcenis (71309)
 Monthelon (71313)
 Montmort (71317)
 Morlet (71322)
 Paris-l'Hôpital (71343)
 Perreuil (71347)
 Reclesne (71368)
 Roussillon-en-Morvan (71376)
 Saint-Berain-sous-Sanvignes (71390)
 Saint-Didier-sur-Arroux (71407)
 Saint-Eugène (71411)
 Saint-Firmin (71413)
 Saint-Forgeot (71414)
 Saint-Gervais-sur-Couches (71424)
 Saint-Jean-de-Trézy (71431)
 Saint-Léger-du-Bois (71438)
 Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray (71440)
 Saint-Martin-de-Commune (71450)
 Saint-Maurice-lès-Couches (71464)
 Saint-Nizier-sur-Arroux (71466)
 Saint-Pierre-de-Varennes (71468)
 Saint-Prix (71472)
 Saint-Sernin-du-Bois (71479)
 Saint-Sernin-du-Plain (71480)
 Saint-Symphorien-de-Marmagne (71482)
 Saint-Émiland (71409)
 Sainte-Radegonde (71474)
 Saisy (71493)
 Sampigny-lès-Maranges (71496)
 Sommant (71527)
 Sully (71530)
 Tavernay (71535)
 Thil-sur-Arroux (71537)
 Tintry (71539)
 Torcy (71540)
 Uchon (71551)
 Épertully (71188)
 Épinac (71190)
 Étang-sur-Arroux (71192)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 71153  Le Creusot  21,991  Le Creusot-1 and Le Creusot-2  Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines 71014  Autun  13,955  Autun-1 and Autun-2  Le Grand Autunois Morvan 71040  Blanzy  6,457  Blanzy  Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines 71059  Le Breuil  3,560  Le Creusot-2  Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines 71540  Torcy  3,062  Le Creusot-1  Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines 71190  Épinac  2,265  Autun-1  Le Grand Autunois Morvan 71309  Montcenis  2,188  Le Creusot-1  Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines 71192  Étang-sur-Arroux  1,922  Autun-2  Le Grand Autunois Morvan 71149  Couches  1,435  Chagny  Le Grand Autunois Morvan 71282  Marmagne  1,238  Autun-2  Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines

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

References

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