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.

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 Épernay, there are six cantons and only two of them have all their "communes" in the arrondissement:

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

Communes
The arrondissement of Épernay has 181 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː


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

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

 INSEEcode  Commune  Population(2014)  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

References

Epernay