Saverne Zàwra
Arrondissement
Location within the region Grand Est
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Bas-Rhin
No. of communes	162
Subprefecture	Saverne
Area	1,241.0 km2 (479.2 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	129,666
• Density	104/km2 (270/sq mi)
INSEE code	674

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Administrative divisions Capital: Strasbourg Bas-Rhin (Unterelsaß) Arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg Arrondissement of Molsheim Arrondissement of Saverne Arrondissement of Sélestat-Erstein Arrondissement of Strasbourg Haut-Rhin (Oberelsaß) Arrondissement of Altkirch Arrondissement of Colmar-Ribeauvillé Arrondissement of Mulhouse Arrondissement of Thann-Guebwiller
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The arrondissement of Saverne (French: Arrondissement de Saverne; Alsatian: Arrondissement Zàwra) is an arrondissement of France in the Bas-Rhin department in the Grand Est region. It has 162 communes.^[2] Its population is 129,666 (2021), and its area is 1,241.0 km² (479.2 sq mi).^[3]

The communes of the arrondissement of Saverne are:^[2]

The arrondissement of Saverne was created in 1800, disbanded in 1871 (ceded to Germany) and restored in 1919.^[4] In January 2015 it gained 53 communes from the former arrondissement of Strasbourg-Campagne, and it lost two communes to the new arrondissement of Haguenau-Wissembourg and seven communes to the arrondissement of Molsheim.^[5]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Saverne were, as of January 2015:^[6]

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