Arrondissements of the Saône-et-Loire department

The 5 arrondissements of the Saône-et-Loire department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Autun, (subprefecture: Autun) with 89 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 131,392 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône, (subprefecture: Chalon-sur-Saône) with 142 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 156,331 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Charolles, (subprefecture: Charolles) with 126 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 87,416 in 2016.
  4. Arrondissement of Louhans, (subprefecture: Louhans) with 88 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 67,030 in 2016.
  5. Arrondissement of Mâcon, (prefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department: Mâcon) with 120 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 112,854 in 2016.
Map of arrondissements of the Saône-et-Loire department.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Mâcon, Autun, Chalon-sur-Saône, Charolles and Louhans were established. The arrondissement of Louhans was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1942.[3]

The borders of the arrondissements of Saône-et-Loire were modified in January 2017:[4]

  • six communes from the arrondissement of Autun to the arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône
  • seven commune from the arrondissement of Autun to the arrondissement of Charolles
  • 14 communes from the arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône to the arrondissement of Autun
  • seven communes from the arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône to the arrondissement of Louhans
  • one commune from the arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône to the arrondissement of Mâcon
  • five communes from the arrondissement of Charolles to the arrondissement of Autun
  • one commune from the arrondissement of Charolles to the arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône
  • 10 communes from the arrondissement of Charolles to the arrondissement of Mâcon
  • eight communes from the arrondissement of Mâcon to the arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône
  • two communes from the arrondissement of Mâcon to the arrondissement of Louhans

References
  1. "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  2. "Arrondissement de Mâcon (715)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
  3. Historique de Saône-et-Loire
  4. "Arrêté préfectoral, 6 January 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-25.
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