Arrondissement of Montbard

The arrondissement of Montbard is an arrondissement of France, in the Cote-d'Or department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region. Its capital is the city of Montbard.
History
When the Cote-d'Or department was created on 17 February 1800, Montbard was not one of the original arrondissements of that department. The arrondissement of Montbard was made in 1926 with the merging of the arrondissements of Chatillon-sur-Seine and Semur-en-Auxois.
Geography
It is the largest in area of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of , but the one with the lowest population with 60,699 inhabitants and a density of inhabitants/km2.
The arrondissement of Montbard is bordered to the north by the Aube and Haute-Marne departments, to the east by the arrondissement of Dijon, to the south by the arrondissement of Beaune, to the southwest by the Nievre department and to the west by the Yonne department.
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 Dijon, there are only three cantons and they have all its "communes" are in the arrondissement:
Chatillon-sur-Seine (107 communes);
Montbard (57 communes); and
Semur-en-Auxois (89 communes).
Communes
The arrondissement of Montbard has 253 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
Aignay-le-Duc (21004)
Aisey-sur-Seine (21006)
Aisy-sous-Thil (21007)
Alise-Sainte-Reine (21008)
Ampilly-le-Sec (21012)
Ampilly-les-Bordes (21011)
Arnay-sous-Vitteaux (21024)
Arrans (21025)
Asnieres-en-Montagne (21026)
Athie (21029)
Autricourt (21034)
Avosnes (21040)
Baigneux-les-Juifs (21043)
Balot (21044)
Bard-les-Epoisses (21047)
Beaulieu (21052)
Beaunotte (21055)
Belan-sur-Ource (21058)
Bellenod-sur-Seine (21061)
Beneuvre (21063)
Benoisey (21064)
Beurizot (21069)
Bierre-les-Semur (21073)
Billy-les-Chanceaux (21075)
Bissey-la-Cote (21077)
Bissey-la-Pierre (21078)
Boudreville (21090)
Bouix (21093)
Boussey (21097)
Boux-sous-Salmaise (21098)
Brain (21100)
Braux (21101)
Bremur-et-Vaurois (21104)
Brianny (21108)
Brion-sur-Ource (21109)
Buffon (21114)
Buncey (21115)
Bure-les-Templiers (21116)
Busseaut (21117)
Bussy-le-Grand (21122)
Buxerolles (21123)
Cerilly (21125)
Chatillon-sur-Seine (21154)
Chambain (21129)
Chamesson (21134)
Champ-d'Oiseau (21137)
Champeau-en-Morvan (21139)
Champrenault (21141)
Channay (21143)
Charencey (21144)
Charigny (21145)
Charny (21147)
Charrey-sur-Seine (21149)
Chassey (21151)
Chaugey (21157)
La Chaume (21159)
Chaume-les-Baigneux (21160)
Chaumont-le-Bois (21161)
Chemin-d'Aisey (21165)
Chevannay (21168)
Clamerey (21177)
Corpoyer-la-Chapelle (21197)
Corrombles (21198)
Corsaint (21199)
Coulmier-le-Sec (21201)
Courban (21202)
Courcelles-Fremoy (21203)
Courcelles-les-Montbard (21204)
Courcelles-les-Semur (21205)
Crepand (21212)
Dampierre-en-Montagne (21224)
Darcey (21226)
Dompierre-en-Morvan (21232)
Duesme (21235)
Echalot (21237)
Epoisses (21247)
Eringes (21248)
Essarois (21250)
Etais (21252)
Etalante (21253)
Etormay (21257)
Etrochey (21258)
Fain-les-Montbard (21259)
Fain-les-Moutiers (21260)
Faverolles-les-Lucey (21262)
Flavigny-sur-Ozerain (21271)
Flee (21272)
Fontaines-en-Duesmois (21276)
Fontaines-les-Seches (21279)
Fontangy (21280)
Forleans (21282)
Fresnes (21287)
Frolois (21288)
Genay (21291)
Gevrolles (21296)
Gissey-le-Vieil (21298)
Gissey-sous-Flavigny (21299)
Gommeville (21302)
Les Goulles (21303)
Grancey-sur-Ource (21305)
Gresigny-Sainte-Reine (21307)
Grignon (21308)
Griselles (21309)
Gurgy-la-Ville (21312)
Gurgy-le-Chateau (21313)
Hauteroche (21314)
Jailly-les-Moulins (21321)
Jeux-les-Bard (21324)
Jours-les-Baigneux (21326)
Juillenay (21328)
Juilly (21329)
Lacour-d'Arcenay (21335)
Laignes (21336)
Lantilly (21341)
Larrey (21343)
Leuglay (21346)
Lignerolles (21350)
Louesme (21357)
Lucenay-le-Duc (21358)
Lucey (21359)
Magny-la-Ville (21365)
Magny-Lambert (21364)
Maisey-le-Duc (21372)
Marcellois (21377)
Marcenay (21378)
Marcigny-sous-Thil (21380)
Marcilly-et-Dracy (21381)
Marigny-le-Cahouet (21386)
Marmagne (21389)
Massingy (21393)
Massingy-les-Semur (21394)
Massingy-les-Vitteaux (21395)
Mauvilly (21396)
Menesble (21402)
Menetreux-le-Pitois (21404)
Meulson (21410)
Millery (21413)
Minot (21415)
Missery (21417)
Moitron (21418)
Molesme (21419)
Molphey (21422)
Montbard (21425)
Montberthault (21426)
Montigny-Montfort (21429)
Montigny-Saint-Barthelemy (21430)
Montigny-sur-Armancon (21431)
Montigny-sur-Aube (21432)
Montlay-en-Auxois (21434)
Montliot-et-Courcelles (21435)
Montmoyen (21438)
Mosson (21444)
La Motte-Ternant (21445)
Moutiers-Saint-Jean (21446)
Mussy-la-Fosse (21448)
Nan-sous-Thil (21449)
Nesle-et-Massoult (21451)
Nicey (21454)
Nod-sur-Seine (21455)
Nogent-les-Montbard (21456)
Noidan (21457)
Noiron-sur-Seine (21460)
Normier (21463)
Obtree (21465)
Oigny (21466)
Origny (21470)
Orret (21471)
Planay (21484)
Poincon-les-Larrey (21488)
Poiseul-la-Ville-et-Laperriere (21490)
Pont-et-Massene (21497)
Posanges (21498)
Pothieres (21499)
Pouillenay (21500)
Precy-sous-Thil (21505)
Prusly-sur-Ource (21510)
Puits (21511)
Quemigny-sur-Seine (21514)
Quincerot (21516)
Quincy-le-Vicomte (21518)
Recey-sur-Ource (21519)
Riel-les-Eaux (21524)
La Roche-en-Brenil (21525)
La Roche-Vanneau (21528)
Rochefort-sur-Brevon (21526)
Roilly (21529)
Rougemont (21530)
Rouvray (21531)
Saffres (21537)
Saint-Andeux (21538)
Saint-Broing-les-Moines (21543)
Sainte-Colombe (21544)
Sainte-Colombe-sur-Seine (21545)
Saint-Didier (21546)
Saint-Euphrone (21547)
Saint-Germain-de-Modeon (21548)
Saint-Germain-le-Rocheux (21549)
Saint-Germain-les-Senailly (21550)
Saint-Helier (21552)
Saint-Marc-sur-Seine (21557)
Saint-Mesmin (21563)
Saint-Remy (21568)
Saint-Thibault (21576)
Salmaise (21580)
Saulieu (21584)
Savoisy (21594)
Seigny (21598)
Semond (21602)
Semur-en-Auxois (21603)
Senailly (21604)
Sincey-les-Rouvray (21608)
Souhey (21612)
Source-Seine (21551)
Soussey-sur-Brionne (21613)
Terrefondree (21626)
Thenissey (21627)
Thoires (21628)
Thoisy-la-Berchere (21629)
Thorey-sous-Charny (21633)
Thoste (21635)
Torcy-et-Pouligny (21640)
Touillon (21641)
Toutry (21642)
Uncey-le-Franc (21649)
Vannaire (21653)
Vanvey (21655)
Velogny (21662)
Venarey-les-Laumes (21663)
Verdonnet (21664)
Verrey-sous-Salmaise (21670)
Vertault (21671)
Vesvres (21672)
Veuxhaulles-sur-Aube (21674)
Vic-de-Chassenay (21676)
Vic-sous-Thil (21678)
Vieux-Chateau (21681)
Villaines-en-Duesmois (21685)
Villaines-les-Prevotes (21686)
Villargoix (21687)
Villars-et-Villenotte (21689)
Villeberny (21690)
Villedieu (21693)
Villeferry (21694)
La Villeneuve-les-Convers (21695)
Villeneuve-sous-Charigny (21696)
Villers-Patras (21700)
Villiers-le-Duc (21704)
Villotte-sur-Ource (21706)
Villy-en-Auxois (21707)
Viserny (21709)
Vitteaux (21710)
Vix (21711)
Voulaines-les-Templiers (21717)
The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:
Related pages
Arrondissements of the Cote-d'Or department
Communes of the Cote-d'Or department
References
Montbard