Arrondissement of Épernay

The arrondissement of Epernay is an arrondissement of France, in the Marne department, Grand Est region. Its capital is the city of Epernay.
History
When the Marne department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Epernay was part of that original department.
Geography
The arrondissement of Epernay is in the southwest of the Marne department. It is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Reims, to the east by the Chalons-en-Champagne arrondissement, to the southeast and south by the Aube department, to the southwest by the Seine-et-Marne department and to the west by the Aisne department.
The arrondissement of Epernay is the largest arrondissement of the department in area, , but the second in population (109,771 inhabitants) with 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.
In the arrondissement of Epernay, there are six cantons and only two of them have all their "communes" in the arrondissement:
Chalons-en-Champagne-3 (5105) (partly)
Dormans-Paysages de Champagne (5106) (partly)
Epernay-1 (5107) (partly)
Epernay-2 (5108)
Sezanne-Brie et Champagne (5121)
Vertus-Plaine Champenoise (5122) (partly)
Communes
The arrondissement of Epernay has 181 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
Allemanche-Launay-et-Soyer (51004)
Allemant (51005)
Ambonnay (51007)
Anglure (51009)
Angluzelles-et-Courcelles (51010)
Avenay-Val-d'Or (51028)
Avize (51029)
Ay-Champagne (51030)
Bagneux (51032)
Le Baizil (51033)
Bannay (51034)
Bannes (51035)
Barbonne-Fayel (51036)
Baudement (51041)
Baye (51042)
Beaunay (51045)
Bergeres-sous-Montmirail (51050)
Bethon (51056)
Boissy-le-Repos (51070)
Bouchy-Saint-Genest (51071)
Boursault (51076)
Bouzy (51079)
Le Breuil (51085)
Broussy-le-Grand (51090)
Broussy-le-Petit (51091)
Broyes (51092)
Brugny-Vaudancourt (51093)
La Caure (51100)
La Celle-sous-Chantemerle (51103)
Chaltrait (51110)
Champaubert (51113)
Champguyon (51116)
Champillon (51119)
Champvoisy (51121)
Chantemerle (51124)
La Chapelle-Lasson (51127)
La Chapelle-sous-Orbais (51128)
Charleville (51129)
Chatillon-sur-Morin (51137)
Chavot-Courcourt (51142)
Chichey (51151)
Chouilly (51153)
Clesles (51155)
Coizard-Joches (51157)
Conflans-sur-Seine (51162)
Congy (51163)
Connantray-Vaurefroy (51164)
Connantre (51165)
Corfelix (51170)
Cormoyeux (51173)
Corribert (51174)
Corrobert (51175)
Corroy (51176)
Courcemain (51182)
Courgivaux (51185)
Courjeonnet (51186)
Courthiezy (51192)
Cramant (51196)
Cuis (51200)
Cumieres (51202)
Damery (51204)
Dizy (51210)
Dormans (51217)
Epernay (51230)
Escardes (51233)
Esclavolles-Lurey (51234)
Les Essarts-le-Vicomte (51236)
Les Essarts-les-Sezanne (51235)
Esternay (51237)
Etoges (51238)
Euvy (51241)
Faux-Fresnay (51243)
Fere-Champenoise (51248)
Ferebrianges (51247)
Festigny (51249)
Flavigny (51251)
Fleury-la-Riviere (51252)
Fontaine-Denis-Nuisy (51254)
Fontaine-sur-Ay (51256)
La Forestiere (51258)
Fromentieres (51263)
Le Gault-Soigny (51264)
Gaye (51265)
Germaine (51266)
Gionges (51271)
Gourgancon (51276)
Granges-sur-Aube (51279)
Grauves (51281)
Haussimont (51285)
Hautvillers (51287)
Igny-Comblizy (51298)
Les Istres-et-Bury (51302)
Janvilliers (51304)
Joiselle (51306)
Lachy (51313)
Lenharree (51319)
Leuvrigny (51320)
Linthelles (51323)
Linthes (51324)
Magenta (51663)
Mancy (51342)
Marcilly-sur-Seine (51343)
Mardeuil (51344)
Mareuil-en-Brie (51345)
Mareuil-le-Port (51346)
Margny (51350)
Marigny (51351)
Marsangis (51353)
Mecringes (51359)
Le Meix-Saint-Epoing (51360)
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger (51367)
Mondement-Montgivroux (51374)
Montepreux (51377)
Montgenost (51376)
Monthelon (51378)
Montmirail (51380)
Montmort-Lucy (51381)
Morangis (51384)
Morsains (51386)
Moslins (51387)
Moussy (51390)
Mutigny (51392)
Moeurs-Verdey (51369)
Nesle-la-Reposte (51395)
Nesle-le-Repons (51396)
Neuvy (51402)
La Noue (51407)
OEuilly (51410)
Oger (51411)
Ognes (51412)
Oiry (51413)
Orbais-l'Abbaye (51416)
Oyes (51421)
Peas (51426)
Pierry (51431)
Pleurs (51432)
Plivot (51434)
Potangis (51443)
Queudes (51451)
Reuves (51458)
Reveillon (51459)
Rieux (51460)
Romery (51465)
Saint-Bon (51473)
Saint-Imoges (51488)
Saint-Just-Sauvage (51492)
Saint-Loup (51495)
Saint-Martin-d'Ablois (51002)
Saint-Quentin-le-Verger (51511)
Saint-Remy-sous-Broyes (51514)
Saint-Saturnin (51516)
Saron-sur-Aube (51524)
Saudoy (51526)
Sezanne (51535)
Soizy-aux-Bois (51542)
Suizy-le-Franc (51560)
Talus-Saint-Prix (51563)
Thaas (51565)
Le Thoult-Trosnay (51570)
Tours-sur-Marne (51576)
Trefols (51579)
Troissy (51585)
Val-de-Livre (51564)
Vassimont-et-Chapelaine (51594)
Vauchamps (51596)
Vauciennes (51597)
Venteuil (51605)
Verdon (51607)
Verneuil (51609)
Le Vezier (51618)
Villeneuve-la-Lionne (51625)
Villeneuve-Saint-Vistre-et-Villevotte (51628)
Villers-aux-Bois (51630)
La Ville-sous-Orbais (51639)
La Villeneuve-les-Charleville (51626)
Villevenard (51641)
Villiers-aux-Corneilles (51642)
Vinay (51643)
Vincelles (51644)
Vindey (51645)
Vouarces (51652)
The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:
Related pages
Arrondissements of the Marne department
List of arrondissements of France
References
Epernay