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:

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

## References