Arrondissement of Charolles

The arrondissement of Charolles 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 Charolles.

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

Geography
The arrondissement of Charolles is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Autun, to the northeast by the arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône and to the east by the arrondissement of Mâcon. It is also bordered by three departments of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region: the Rhône department to the southeast, the Loire department to the south and the Allier department to the west.

It is in the southwestern corner of the department, with an area of , the largest in area of the department. It has 99,381 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 in the arrondissement of Charolles are:

 Blanzy (partly)
 La Chapelle-de-Guinchay (partly)
 Charolles (partly)
 Chauffailles
 Cluny (partly)
 Digoin
 Gueugnon (partly)
 Paray-le-Monial
 Saint-Vallier (partly)

Communes
The arrondissement of Charolles has 135 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 Amanzé (71006)
 Anglure-sous-Dun (71008)
 Anzy-le-Duc (71011)
 Artaix (71012)
 Ballore (71017)
 Baron (71021)
 Baudemont (71022)
 Baugy (71024)
 Beaubery (71025)
 Bois-Sainte-Marie (71041)
 Bourbon-Lancy (71047)
 Bourg-le-Comte (71048)
 Briant (71060)
 Céron (71071)
 Chalmoux (71075)
 Chambilly (71077)
 Champlecy (71082)
 Changy (71086)
 La Chapelle-au-Mans (71088)
 La Chapelle-sous-Dun (71095)
 Charolles (71106)
 Chassigny-sous-Dun (71110)
 Chassy (71111)
 Châteauneuf (71113)
 Châtenay (71116)
 Chauffailles (71120)
 Chenay-le-Châtel (71123)
 Chevagny-sur-Guye (71127)
 Chiddes (71128)
 Ciry-le-Noble (71132)
 La Clayette (71133)
 Clessy (71136)
 Collonge-en-Charollais (71139)
 Colombier-en-Brionnais (71141)
 Coublanc (71148)
 Cronat (71155)
 Curbigny (71160)
 Curdin (71161)
 Digoin (71176)
 Dompierre-sous-Sanvignes (71179)
 Dyo (71185)
 Fleury-la-Montagne (71200)
 Fontenay (71203)
 Génelard (71212)
 Gibles (71218)
 Gilly-sur-Loire (71220)
 Grandvaux (71224)
 Les Guerreaux (71229)
 Gueugnon (71230)
 La Guiche (71231)
 Hautefond (71232)
 L'Hôpital-le-Mercier (71233)
 Iguerande (71238)
 Joncy (71242)
 Lesme (71255)
 Ligny-en-Brionnais (71259)
 Lugny-lès-Charolles (71268)
 Mailly (71271)
 Maltat (71273)
 Marcigny (71275)
 Marcilly-la-Gueurce (71276)
 Marly-sur-Arroux (71281)
 Martigny-le-Comte (71285)
 Melay (71291)
 Mont (71301)
 Montceaux-l'Étoile (71307)
 Mornay (71323)
 La Motte-Saint-Jean (71325)
 Mussy-sous-Dun (71327)
 Neuvy-Grandchamp (71330)
 Nochize (71331)
 Oudry (71334)
 Ouroux-sous-le-Bois-Sainte-Marie (71335)
 Oyé (71337)
 Ozolles (71339)
 Palinges (71340)
 Paray-le-Monial (71342)
 Perrecy-les-Forges (71346)
 Perrigny-sur-Loire (71348)
 Poisson (71354)
 Pouilloux (71356)
 Pressy-sous-Dondin (71358)
 Prizy (71361)
 Rigny-sur-Arroux (71370)
 Le Rousset-Marizy (71279)
 Saint-Agnan (71382)
 Saint-Aubin-en-Charollais (71388)
 Saint-Aubin-sur-Loire (71389)
 Saint-Bonnet-de-Cray (71393)
 Saint-Bonnet-de-Joux (71394)
 Saint-Bonnet-de-Vieille-Vigne (71395)
 Saint-Christophe-en-Brionnais (71399)
 Saint-Didier-en-Brionnais (71406)
 Saint-Edmond (71408)
 Sainte-Foy (71415)
 Saint-Germain-en-Brionnais (71421)
 Saint-Igny-de-Roche (71428)
 Saint-Julien-de-Civry (71433)
 Saint-Julien-de-Jonzy (71434)
 Saint-Laurent-en-Brionnais (71437)
 Saint-Léger-lès-Paray (71439)
 Saint-Marcelin-de-Cray (71446)
 Saint-Martin-de-Lixy (71451)
 Saint-Martin-de-Salencey (71452)
 Saint-Martin-du-Lac (71453)
 Saint-Martin-la-Patrouille (71458)
 Saint-Maurice-lès-Châteauneuf (71463)
 Saint-Racho (71473)
 Saint-Romain-sous-Versigny (71478)
 Saint-Symphorien-des-Bois (71483)
 Saint-Vincent-Bragny (71490)
 Saint-Yan (71491)
 Sanvignes-les-Mines (71499)
 Sarry (71500)
 Semur-en-Brionnais (71510)
 Sivignon (71524)
 Suin (71529)
 Tancon (71533)
 Toulon-sur-Arroux (71542)
 Uxeau (71552)
 Vareilles (71553)
 Varenne-Saint-Germain (71557)
 Varenne-l'Arconce (71554)
 Varennes-sous-Dun (71559)
 Vauban (71561)
 Vaudebarrier (71562)
 Vendenesse-lès-Charolles (71564)
 Vendenesse-sur-Arroux (71565)
 Verosvres (71571)
 Versaugues (71573)
 Vindecy (71581)
 Viry (71586)
 Vitry-en-Charollais (71588)
 Vitry-sur-Loire (71589)
 Volesvres (71590)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  Canton  Intercommunality 71342  Paray-le-Monial  9,133  Paray-le-Monial  Le Grand Charolais 71176  Digoin  8,005  Digoin  Le Grand Charolais 71230  Gueugnon  7,276  Gueugnon  Entre Arroux, Loire et Somme 71047  Bourbon-Lancy  5,069  Digoin  Entre Arroux, Loire et Somme 71499  Sanvignes-les-Mines  4,463  Saint-Vallier  Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines 71120  Chauffailles  3,721  Chauffailles  La Clayette Chauffailles en Brionnais 71106  Charolles  2,757  Charolles  Le Grand Charolais 71132  Ciry-le-Noble  2,280  Saint-Vallier  Communauté urbaine Le Creusot Montceau-les-Mines 71275  Marcigny  1,812  Paray-le-Monial  Canton de Marcigny 71133  La Clayette  1,722  Chauffailles  La Clayette Chauffailles en Brionnais

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

References

Charolles