Arrondissement of Charolles

The arrondissement of Charolles is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Saone-et-Loire departement in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region. Its capital is the city of Charolles.
History
When the Saone-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-Saone and to the east by the arrondissement of Macon. It is also bordered by three departments of the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region: the Rhone 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):
Amanze (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)
Ceron (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)
Chateauneuf (71113)
Chatenay (71116)
Chauffailles (71120)
Chenay-le-Chatel (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)
Genelard (71212)
Gibles (71218)
Gilly-sur-Loire (71220)
Grandvaux (71224)
Les Guerreaux (71229)
Gueugnon (71230)
La Guiche (71231)
Hautefond (71232)
L'Hopital-le-Mercier (71233)
Iguerande (71238)
Joncy (71242)
Lesme (71255)
Ligny-en-Brionnais (71259)
Lugny-les-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'Etoile (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)
Oye (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-Leger-les-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-les-Chateauneuf (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-les-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 Saone-et-Loire department
Communes of the Saone-et-Loire department
References
Charolles