Arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier

The **arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier** is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Jura *département* in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Lons-le-Saunier.

## History
When the *arrondissements* of Jura were created in 1800, Lons-le-Saunier was one of them in the Jura department.

## Geography
The *arrondissement* of Lons-le-Saunier is the largest *arrondissement* of the department, with an area of . It has a population of 126,071 inhabitants, the *arrondissement* with more inhabitants, and a population density of  inhabitants/km².

The *arrondissement* of Lons-le-Saunier is bordered to the north by the *arrondissement* Dole, to the east by the Doubs department, to the southeast by the *arrondissement* Saint-Claude, to the southwest by the Ain department and to the west by the Saône-et-Loire 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 Lons-le-Saunier, there are nine cantons and seven of them have all their "communes" in the *arrondissement*:

* Arbois (3901)
* Bletterans (3903)
* Champagnole (3904)
* Lons-le-Saunier-1 (3907)
* Lons-le-Saunier-2 (3908)
* Moirans-en-Montagne (3909) (partly)
* Poligny (39129)
* Saint-Amour (3913)
* Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux (3915) (partly)

### Communes
The *arrondissement* of Lons-le-Saunier has 258 *communes*; they are (with their INSEE codes):

# Alièze (39007)
# Andelot-en-Montagne (39009)
# Andelot-Morval (39010)
# Ardon (39015)
# Arinthod (39016)
# Arlay (39017)
# Aromas (39018)
# Arsure-Arsurette (39020)
# La Chailleuse (39021)
# Augea (39025)
# Augisey (39027)
# Balanod (39035)
# La Balme-d'Épy (39036)
# Barésia-sur-l'Ain (39038)
# Baume-les-Messieurs (39041)
# Beaufort (39043)
# Beffia (39045)
# Bief-des-Maisons (39052)
# Bief-du-Fourg (39053)
# Billecul (39055)
# Bletterans (39056)
# Blois-sur-Seille (39057)
# Blye (39058)
# Bois-de-Gand (39060)
# Boissia (39061)
# La Boissière (39062)
# Bonlieu (39063)
# Bonnefontaine (39065)
# Bornay (39066)
# Bourg-de-Sirod (39070)
# Bréry (39075)
# Briod (39079)
# Broissia (39080)
# Censeau (39083)
# Cerniébaud (39085)
# Cernon (39086)
# Cesancey (39088)
# Cézia (39089)
# Les Chalesmes (39091)
# Chambéria (39092)
# Champagnole (39097)
# Champrougier (39100)
# Chapelle-Voland (39104)
# Chapois (39105)
# Charcier (39107)
# Charency (39108)
# Charézier (39109)
# La Charme (39110)
# Charnod (39111)
# La Chassagne (39112)
# Château-Chalon (39114)
# Châtelneuf (39120)
# Châtillon (39122)
# Chaumergy (39124)
# Chaux-des-Crotenay (39129)
# La Chaux-en-Bresse (39132)
# Chavéria (39134)
# Chemenot (39136)
# Chemilla (39137)
# Chêne-Sec (39140)
# Chevreaux (39142)
# Chevrotaine (39143)
# Chille (39145)
# Chilly-le-Vignoble (39146)
# Chisséria (39148)
# Cize (39153)
# Clairvaux-les-Lacs (39154)
# Cogna (39156)
# Commenailles (39160)
# Condamine (39162)
# Condes (39163)
# Conliège (39164)
# Conte (39165)
# Cornod (39166)
# Cosges (39167)
# Courbette (39168)
# Courbouzon (39169)
# Courlans (39170)
# Courlaoux (39171)
# Cousance (39173)
# Hauteroche (39177)
# Crans (39178)
# Cressia (39180)
# Crotenay (39183)
# Cuisia (39185)
# Cuvier (39187)
# Denezières (39192)
# Desnes (39194)
# Les Deux-Fays (39196)
# Digna (39197)
# Domblans (39199)
# Dompierre-sur-Mont (39200)
# Doucier (39201)
# Doye (39203)
# Dramelay (39204)
# Écrille (39207)
# Entre-deux-Monts (39208)
# Val d'Épy (39209)
# Équevillon (39210)
# Esserval-Tartre (39214)
# L’Étoile (39217)
# La Favière (39221)
# Foncine-le-Bas (39227)
# Foncine-le-Haut (39228)
# Fontainebrux (39229)
# Fontenu (39230)
# Foulenay (39234)
# Francheville (39236)
# Fraroz (39237)
# La Frasnée (39239)
# Le Frasnois (39240)
# Frébuans (39241)
# Frontenay (39244)
# Genod (39247)
# Geruge (39250)
# Gevingey (39251)
# Gigny (39253)
# Gillois (39254)
# Gizia (39255)
# Graye-et-Charnay (39261)
# Hautecour (39265)
# Ladoye-sur-Seille (39272)
# Montlainsia (39273)
# Le Larderet (39277)
# Largillay-Marsonnay (39278)
# Larnaud (39279)
# Le Latet (39281)
# La Latette (39282)
# Lavans-sur-Valouse (39287)
# Lavigny (39288)
# Valzin en Petite Montagne (39290)
# Lent (39292)
# Loisia (39295)
# Lombard (39296)
# Longcochon (39298)
# Lons-le-Saunier (39300)
# Loulle (39301)
# Le Louverot (39304)
# Macornay (39306)
# Mantry (39310)
# Marigna-sur-Valouse (39312)
# Marigny (39313)
# Marnézia (39314)
# La Marre (39317)
# Maynal (39320)
# Menétru-le-Vignoble (39321)
# Menétrux-en-Joux (39322)
# Mérona (39324)
# Mesnois (39326)
# Messia-sur-Sorne (39327)
# Mièges (39329)
# Mignovillard (39331)
# Moiron (39334)
# Monnetay (39343)
# Monnet-la-Ville (39344)
# Montagna-le-Reconduit (39346)
# Montaigu (39348)
# Montain (39349)
# Montfleur (39353)
# Montigny-sur-l'Ain (39356)
# Montmorot (39362)
# Montrevel (39363)
# Montrond (39364)
# Mont-sur-Monnet (39366)
# Mournans-Charbonny (39372)
# Moutonne (39375)
# Moutoux (39376)
# Les Trois Châteaux (39378)
# Nance (39379)
# Nancuise (39380)
# Les Nans (39381)
# Nevy-sur-Seille (39388)
# Ney (39389)
# Nogna (39390)
# Nozeroy (39391)
# Onglières (39393)
# Onoz (39394)
# Orbagna (39395)
# Orgelet (39397)
# Pannessières (39404)
# Le Pasquier (39406)
# Passenans (39407)
# Patornay (39408)
# Perrigny (39411)
# Pillemoine (39419)
# Pimorin (39420)
# Le Pin (39421)
# Plainoiseau (39422)
# Plaisia (39423)
# Les Planches-en-Montagne (39424)
# Plénise (39427)
# Plénisette (39428)
# Poids-de-Fiole (39431)
# Pont-de-Poitte (39435)
# Pont-du-Navoy (39437)
# Présilly (39443)
# Publy (39445)
# Quintigny (39447)
# Recanoz (39454)
# Reithouse (39455)
# Relans (39456)
# Les Repôts (39457)
# Revigny (39458)
# Rix (39461)
# Rosay (39466)
# Rotalier (39467)
# Rothonay (39468)
# Ruffey-sur-Seille (39471)
# Rye (39472)
# Saffloz (39473)
# Sainte-Agnès (39474)
# Saint-Amour (39475)
# Saint-Didier (39480)
# Saint-Germain-en-Montagne (39481)
# Saint-Hymetière (39483)
# Saint-Jean-d'Étreux (39484)
# Val Suran (39485)
# Saint-Lamain (39486)
# Saint-Maur (39492)
# Saint-Maurice-Crillat (39493)
# Sapois (39503)
# Sarrogna (39504)
# Saugeot (39505)
# Sellières (39508)
# Sergenaux (39511)
# Sergenon (39512)
# Sirod (39517)
# Songeson (39518)
# Soucia (39519)
# Supt (39522)
# Syam (39523)
# Thoirette-Coisia (39530)
# Thoiria (39531)
# Thoissia (39532)
# Toulouse-le-Château (39533)
# La Tour-du-Meix (39534)
# Trenal (39537)
# Uxelles (39538)
# Valempoulières (39540)
# Valfin-sur-Valouse (39542)
# Vannoz (39543)
# Le Vaudioux (39545)
# Verges (39550)
# Véria (39551)
# Vernantois (39552)
# Le Vernois (39553)
# Vers-en-Montagne (39554)
# Vers-sous-Sellières (39555)
# Vertamboz (39556)
# Vescles (39557)
# Vevy (39558)
# Villeneuve-sous-Pymont (39567)
# Villevieux (39574)
# Le Villey (39575)
# Val-Sonnette (39576)
# Vincent-Froideville (39577)
# Voiteur (39582)
# Vosbles (39583) 

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

## Related pages
* Arrondissements of the Jura department
* Communes of the Jura department

## References