Arrondissement of Montbard

The **arrondissement of Montbard** is an arrondissement of France, in the Côte-d'Or department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital is the city of Montbard.

## History 
When the Côte-d'Or department was created on 17 February 1800, Montbard was not one of the original *arrondissements* of that department. The *arrondissement* of Montbard was made in 1926 with the merging of the arrondissements of Châtillon-sur-Seine and Semur-en-Auxois.

## Geography
It is the largest in area of the *arrondissements* of the department, with an area of , but the one with the lowest population with 60,699 inhabitants and a density of  inhabitants/km².

The *arrondissement* of Montbard is bordered to the north by the Aube and Haute-Marne departments, to the east by the *arrondissement* of Dijon, to the south by the *arrondissement* of Beaune, to the southwest by the Nièvre department and to the west by the Yonne department.

## 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 Dijon, there are only three cantons and they have all its "communes" are in the *arrondissement*:

# Châtillon-sur-Seine (107 *communes*);
# Montbard (57 *communes*); and
# Semur-en-Auxois (89 *communes*).

### Communes
The *arrondissement* of Montbard has 253 *communes*; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

# Aignay-le-Duc (21004)
# Aisey-sur-Seine (21006)
# Aisy-sous-Thil (21007)
# Alise-Sainte-Reine (21008)
# Ampilly-le-Sec (21012)
# Ampilly-les-Bordes (21011)
# Arnay-sous-Vitteaux (21024)
# Arrans (21025)
# Asnières-en-Montagne (21026)
# Athie (21029)
# Autricourt (21034)
# Avosnes (21040)
# Baigneux-les-Juifs (21043)
# Balot (21044)
# Bard-lès-Époisses (21047)
# Beaulieu (21052)
# Beaunotte (21055)
# Belan-sur-Ource (21058)
# Bellenod-sur-Seine (21061)
# Beneuvre (21063)
# Benoisey (21064)
# Beurizot (21069)
# Bierre-lès-Semur (21073)
# Billy-lès-Chanceaux (21075)
# Bissey-la-Côte (21077)
# Bissey-la-Pierre (21078)
# Boudreville (21090)
# Bouix (21093)
# Boussey (21097)
# Boux-sous-Salmaise (21098)
# Brain (21100)
# Braux (21101)
# Brémur-et-Vaurois (21104)
# Brianny (21108)
# Brion-sur-Ource (21109)
# Buffon (21114)
# Buncey (21115)
# Bure-les-Templiers (21116)
# Busseaut (21117)
# Bussy-le-Grand (21122)
# Buxerolles (21123)
# Cérilly (21125)
# Châtillon-sur-Seine (21154)
# Chambain (21129)
# Chamesson (21134)
# Champ-d'Oiseau (21137)
# Champeau-en-Morvan (21139)
# Champrenault (21141)
# Channay (21143)
# Charencey (21144)
# Charigny (21145)
# Charny (21147)
# Charrey-sur-Seine (21149)
# Chassey (21151)
# Chaugey (21157)
# La Chaume (21159)
# Chaume-lès-Baigneux (21160)
# Chaumont-le-Bois (21161)
# Chemin-d'Aisey (21165)
# Chevannay (21168)
# Clamerey (21177)
# Corpoyer-la-Chapelle (21197)
# Corrombles (21198)
# Corsaint (21199)
# Coulmier-le-Sec (21201)
# Courban (21202)
# Courcelles-Frémoy (21203)
# Courcelles-lès-Montbard (21204)
# Courcelles-lès-Semur (21205)
# Crépand (21212)
# Dampierre-en-Montagne (21224)
# Darcey (21226)
# Dompierre-en-Morvan (21232)
# Duesme (21235)
# Échalot (21237)
# Époisses (21247)
# Éringes (21248)
# Essarois (21250)
# Étais (21252)
# Étalante (21253)
# Étormay (21257)
# Étrochey (21258)
# Fain-lès-Montbard (21259)
# Fain-lès-Moutiers (21260)
# Faverolles-lès-Lucey (21262)
# Flavigny-sur-Ozerain (21271)
# Flée (21272)
# Fontaines-en-Duesmois (21276)
# Fontaines-les-Sèches (21279)
# Fontangy (21280)
# Forléans (21282)
# Fresnes (21287)
# Frôlois (21288)
# Genay (21291)
# Gevrolles (21296)
# Gissey-le-Vieil (21298)
# Gissey-sous-Flavigny (21299)
# Gomméville (21302)
# Les Goulles (21303)
# Grancey-sur-Ource (21305)
# Grésigny-Sainte-Reine (21307)
# Grignon (21308)
# Griselles (21309)
# Gurgy-la-Ville (21312)
# Gurgy-le-Château (21313)
# Hauteroche (21314)
# Jailly-les-Moulins (21321)
# Jeux-lès-Bard (21324)
# Jours-lès-Baigneux (21326)
# Juillenay (21328)
# Juilly (21329)
# Lacour-d'Arcenay (21335)
# Laignes (21336)
# Lantilly (21341)
# Larrey (21343)
# Leuglay (21346)
# Lignerolles (21350)
# Louesme (21357)
# Lucenay-le-Duc (21358)
# Lucey (21359)
# Magny-la-Ville (21365)
# Magny-Lambert (21364)
# Maisey-le-Duc (21372)
# Marcellois (21377)
# Marcenay (21378)
# Marcigny-sous-Thil (21380)
# Marcilly-et-Dracy (21381)
# Marigny-le-Cahouët (21386)
# Marmagne (21389)
# Massingy (21393)
# Massingy-lès-Semur (21394)
# Massingy-lès-Vitteaux (21395)
# Mauvilly (21396)
# Menesble (21402)
# Ménétreux-le-Pitois (21404)
# Meulson (21410)
# Millery (21413)
# Minot (21415)
# Missery (21417)
# Moitron (21418)
# Molesme (21419)
# Molphey (21422)
# Montbard (21425)
# Montberthault (21426)
# Montigny-Montfort (21429)
# Montigny-Saint-Barthélemy (21430)
# Montigny-sur-Armançon (21431)
# Montigny-sur-Aube (21432)
# Montlay-en-Auxois (21434)
# Montliot-et-Courcelles (21435)
# Montmoyen (21438)
# Mosson (21444)
# La Motte-Ternant (21445)
# Moutiers-Saint-Jean (21446)
# Mussy-la-Fosse (21448)
# Nan-sous-Thil (21449)
# Nesle-et-Massoult (21451)
# Nicey (21454)
# Nod-sur-Seine (21455)
# Nogent-lès-Montbard (21456)
# Noidan (21457)
# Noiron-sur-Seine (21460)
# Normier (21463)
# Obtrée (21465)
# Oigny (21466)
# Origny (21470)
# Orret (21471)
# Planay (21484)
# Poinçon-lès-Larrey (21488)
# Poiseul-la-Ville-et-Laperrière (21490)
# Pont-et-Massène (21497)
# Posanges (21498)
# Pothières (21499)
# Pouillenay (21500)
# Précy-sous-Thil (21505)
# Prusly-sur-Ource (21510)
# Puits (21511)
# Quemigny-sur-Seine (21514)
# Quincerot (21516)
# Quincy-le-Vicomte (21518)
# Recey-sur-Ource (21519)
# Riel-les-Eaux (21524)
# La Roche-en-Brenil (21525)
# La Roche-Vanneau (21528)
# Rochefort-sur-Brévon (21526)
# Roilly (21529)
# Rougemont (21530)
# Rouvray (21531)
# Saffres (21537)
# Saint-Andeux (21538)
# Saint-Broing-les-Moines (21543)
# Sainte-Colombe (21544)
# Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine (21545)
# Saint-Didier (21546)
# Saint-Euphrône (21547)
# Saint-Germain-de-Modéon (21548)
# Saint-Germain-le-Rocheux (21549)
# Saint-Germain-lès-Senailly (21550)
# Saint-Hélier (21552)
# Saint-Marc-sur-Seine (21557)
# Saint-Mesmin (21563)
# Saint-Rémy (21568)
# Saint-Thibault (21576)
# Salmaise (21580)
# Saulieu (21584)
# Savoisy (21594)
# Seigny (21598)
# Semond (21602)
# Semur-en-Auxois (21603)
# Senailly (21604)
# Sincey-lès-Rouvray (21608)
# Souhey (21612)
# Source-Seine (21551)
# Soussey-sur-Brionne (21613)
# Terrefondrée (21626)
# Thenissey (21627)
# Thoires (21628)
# Thoisy-la-Berchère (21629)
# Thorey-sous-Charny (21633)
# Thoste (21635)
# Torcy-et-Pouligny (21640)
# Touillon (21641)
# Toutry (21642)
# Uncey-le-Franc (21649)
# Vannaire (21653)
# Vanvey (21655)
# Velogny (21662)
# Venarey-les-Laumes (21663)
# Verdonnet (21664)
# Verrey-sous-Salmaise (21670)
# Vertault (21671)
# Vesvres (21672)
# Veuxhaulles-sur-Aube (21674)
# Vic-de-Chassenay (21676)
# Vic-sous-Thil (21678)
# Vieux-Château (21681)
# Villaines-en-Duesmois (21685)
# Villaines-les-Prévôtes (21686)
# Villargoix (21687)
# Villars-et-Villenotte (21689)
# Villeberny (21690)
# Villedieu (21693)
# Villeferry (21694)
# La Villeneuve-les-Convers (21695)
# Villeneuve-sous-Charigny (21696)
# Villers-Patras (21700)
# Villiers-le-Duc (21704)
# Villotte-sur-Ource (21706)
# Villy-en-Auxois (21707)
# Viserny (21709)
# Vitteaux (21710)
# Vix (21711)
# Voulaines-les-Templiers (21717)

The *communes* with more inhabitants in the *arrondissement* are:

## Related pages
* Arrondissements of the Côte-d'Or department
* Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

## References