Arrondissement of Sens

The arrondissement of Sens is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Yonne departement in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region. Its capital is the city of Sens.
History
When the Yonne was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Sens was part of that original department.
Geography
The arrondissement of Sens is bordered to the northeast and east by the Aube (Champagne-Ardenne) department, to the south by the arrondissement of Auxerre, to the west by the Loiret (Centre-Val de Loire) department and to the northwest by the Seine-et-Marne (Ile-de-France) department.
It is the northernmost of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of , the smallest in area of the department. It has 114,298 inhabitants and its 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 Sens, there are three cantons where not all their "communes" are in the arrondissement. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:
Communes
The arrondissement of Sens has 118 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
Arces-Dilo (89014)
Armeau (89018)
Bagneaux (89027)
La Belliole (89036)
Beon (89037)
Boeurs-en-Othe (89048)
Les Bordes (89051)
Brannay (89054)
Brion (89056)
Bussy-en-Othe (89059)
Bussy-le-Repos (89060)
La Celle-Saint-Cyr (89063)
Cerilly (89065)
Cerisiers (89066)
Cezy (89067)
Champigny (89074)
Champlay (89075)
Chamvres (89079)
La Chapelle-sur-Oreuse (89080)
Chaumont (89093)
Chaumot (89094)
Cheroy (89100)
Les Clerimois (89111)
Collemiers (89113)
Compigny (89115)
Cornant (89116)
Coulours (89120)
Courgenay (89122)
Courlon-sur-Yonne (89124)
Courtoin (89126)
Courtois-sur-Yonne (89127)
Cudot (89133)
Cuy (89136)
Dixmont (89142)
Dollot (89143)
Domats (89144)
Egriselles-le-Bocage (89151)
Etigny (89160)
Evry (89162)
Flacy (89165)
Foissy-sur-Vanne (89171)
Fontaine-la-Gaillarde (89172)
Foucheres (89180)
Fournaudin (89181)
Gisy-les-Nobles (89189)
Gron (89195)
Joigny (89206)
Jouy (89209)
Lailly (89214)
Lixy (89229)
Looze (89230)
Maillot (89236)
Malay-le-Grand (89239)
Malay-le-Petit (89240)
Marsangy (89245)
Michery (89255)
Molinons (89261)
Montacher-Villegardin (89264)
Nailly (89274)
Noe (89278)
Pailly (89285)
Paron (89287)
Paroy-sur-Tholon (89289)
Passy (89291)
Piffonds (89298)
Plessis-Saint-Jean (89302)
Pont-sur-Vanne (89308)
Pont-sur-Yonne (89309)
La Postolle (89310)
Precy-sur-Vrin (89313)
Rosoy (89326)
Rousson (89327)
Saint-Agnan (89332)
Saint-Aubin-sur-Yonne (89335)
Saint-Clement (89338)
Saint-Denis-les-Sens (89342)
Saint-Julien-du-Sault (89348)
Saint-Loup-d'Ordon (89350)
Saint-Martin-d'Ordon (89353)
Saint-Martin-du-Tertre (89354)
Saint-Maurice-aux-Riches-Hommes (89359)
Saint-Serotin (89369)
Saint-Valerien (89370)
Saligny (89373)
Savigny-sur-Clairis (89380)
Sens (89387)
Sepeaux-Saint Romain (89388)
Serbonnes (89390)
Sergines (89391)
Les Sieges (89395)
Soucy (89399)
Subligny (89404)
Les Vallees de la Vanne (89411)
Thorigny-sur-Oreuse (89414)
Vallery (89428)
Vaudeurs (89432)
Vaumort (89434)
Verlin (89440)
Vernoy (89442)
Veron (89443)
Villeblevin (89449)
Villebougis (89450)
Villechetive (89451)
Villecien (89452)
Villemanoche (89456)
Villenavotte (89458)
Villeneuve-la-Dondagre (89459)
Villeneuve-la-Guyard (89460)
Villeneuve-l'Archeveque (89461)
Villeneuve-sur-Yonne (89464)
Villeperrot (89465)
Villeroy (89466)
Villethierry (89467)
Villevallier (89468)
Perceneige (89469)
Villiers-Louis (89471)
Vinneuf (89480)
Voisines (89483)
The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:
Related pages
Arrondissements of the Yonne department
Communes of the Yonne department
References
Sens