Arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône

The **arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône** 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 Chalon-sur-Saône.

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

## Geography
The *arrondissement*  of Chalon-sur-Saône is bordered to the north by the Côte-d'Or department, to the east by the *arrondissement* of Louhans, to the south by the *arrondissement* of Mâcon, to the southwest by the *arrondissement* of Charolles and to the west by the *arrondissement* of Autun.

It is found in the northern part of the department, with an area of , the second largest in area of the department. It has 200,084 inhabitants, the *arrondissement* of the department with more people living there, 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 of the arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône are:

# Blanzy (partly)
# Chagny (partly)
# Chalon-sur-Saône-1
# Chalon-sur-Saône-2
# Chalon-sur-Saône-3
# Charolles (partly)
# Cluny (partly)
# Gergy
# Givry
# Montceau-les-Mines (partly)
# Ouroux-sur-Saône
# Saint-Rémy
# Saint-Vallier (partly)
# Tournus (partly)

### Communes
The *arrondissement* of Chalon-sur-Saône has 149 *communes*; they are (with their INSEE codes):

# L'Abergement-Sainte-Colombe (71002)
# Allerey-sur-Saône (71003)
# Allériot (71004)
# Aluze (71005)
# Barizey (71019)
# Baudrières (71023)
# Beaumont-sur-Grosne (71026)
# Bey (71033)
# Bissey-sous-Cruchaud (71034)
# Bissy-sur-Fley (71037)
# Les Bordes (71043)
# Bouzeron (71051)
# Boyer (71052)
# Bragny-sur-Saône (71054)
# Bresse-sur-Grosne (71058)
# Buxy (71070)
# Cersot (71072)
# Chagny (71073)
# Chalon-sur-Saône (71076)
# Chamilly (71078)
# Champagny-sous-Uxelles (71080)
# Champforgeuil (71081)
# La Chapelle-de-Bragny (71089)
# La Charmée (71102)
# Charnay-lès-Chalon (71104)
# Charrecey (71107)
# Chassey-le-Camp (71109)
# Châtel-Moron (71115)
# Châtenoy-en-Bresse (71117)
# Châtenoy-le-Royal (71118)
# Chaudenay (71119)
# Chenôves (71124)
# Ciel (71131)
# Clux-Villeneuve (71578)
# Crissey (71154)
# Culles-les-Roches (71159)
# Damerey (71167)
# Demigny (71170)
# Dennevy (71171)
# Dracy-le-Fort (71182)
# Écuelles (71186)
# Écuisses (71187)
# Épervans (71189)
# Étrigny (71193)
# Farges-lès-Chalon (71194)
# Fley (71201)
# Fontaines (71202)
# Fragnes-la-Loyère (71204)
# Genouilly (71214)
# Gergy (71215)
# Germagny (71216)
# Gigny-sur-Saône (71219)
# Givry (71221)
# Gourdon (71222)
# Granges (71225)
# Guerfand (71228)
# Jambles (71241)
# Jugy (71245)
# Jully-lès-Buxy (71247)
# Laives (71249)
# Lalheue (71252)
# Lans (71253)
# Lessard-en-Bresse (71256)
# Lessard-le-National (71257)
# Longepierre (71262)
# Lux (71269)
# Mancey (71274)
# Marcilly-lès-Buxy (71277)
# Marigny (71278)
# Marnay (71283)
# Mary (71286)
# Mellecey (71292)
# Mercurey (71294)
# Messey-sur-Grosne (71296)
# Montagny-lès-Buxy (71302)
# Montceau-les-Mines (71306)
# Montceaux-Ragny (71308)
# Montchanin (71310)
# Montcoy (71312)
# Mont-lès-Seurre (71315)
# Mont-Saint-Vincent (71320)
# Morey (71321)
# Moroges (71324)
# Nanton (71328)
# Navilly (71329)
# Oslon (71333)
# Ouroux-sur-Saône (71336)
# Palleau (71341)
# Pontoux (71355)
# Le Puley (71363)
# Remigny (71369)
# Rosey (71374)
# Rully (71378)
# Saint-Ambreuil (71384)
# Saint-Boil (71392)
# Saint-Bérain-sur-Dheune (71391)
# Saint-Christophe-en-Bresse (71398)
# Saint-Clément-sur-Guye (71400)
# Saint-Cyr (71402)
# Saint-Denis-de-Vaux (71403)
# Saint-Désert (71404)
# Saint-Didier-en-Bresse (71405)
# Sainte-Hélène (71426)
# Saint-Eusèbe (71412)
# Saint-Germain-du-Plain (71420)
# Saint-Germain-lès-Buxy (71422)
# Saint-Gervais-en-Vallière (71423)
# Saint-Gilles (71425)
# Saint-Jean-de-Vaux (71430)
# Saint-Julien-sur-Dheune (71435)
# Saint-Laurent-d'Andenay (71436)
# Saint-Léger-sur-Dheune (71442)
# Saint-Loup-de-Varennes (71444)
# Saint-Loup-Géanges (71443)
# Saint-Marcel (71445)
# Saint-Mard-de-Vaux (71447)
# Saint-Martin-d'Auxy (71449)
# Saint-Martin-du-Tartre (71455)
# Saint-Martin-en-Bresse (71456)
# Saint-Martin-en-Gâtinois (71457)
# Saint-Martin-sous-Montaigu (71459)
# Saint-Maurice-des-Champs (71461)
# Saint-Maurice-en-Rivière (71462)
# Saint-Micaud (71465)
# Saint-Privé (71471)
# Saint-Rémy (71475)
# Saint-Romain-sous-Gourdon (71477)
# Saint-Vallerin (71485)
# Saint-Vallier (71486)
# Santilly (71498)
# Sassangy (71501)
# Sassenay (71502)
# Saules (71503)
# Saunières (71504)
# Savianges (71505)
# Sennecey-le-Grand (71512)
# Sercy (71515)
# Sermesse (71517)
# Sevrey (71520)
# Toutenant (71544)
# Tronchy (71548)
# Varennes-le-Grand (71555)
# Vaux-en-Pré (71563)
# Verdun-sur-le-Doubs (71566)
# Verjux (71570)
# Vers (71572)
# Villegaudin (71577)
# Villeneuve-en-Montagne (71579)
# Virey-le-Grand (71585)

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