The arrondissement of Auxerre is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Yonne département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Auxerre.
History
When the Yonne department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Auxerre was part of that original department.[2]
Geography
The arrondissement of Auxerre is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Sens, to the east by the arrondissement of Avallon, to the south by the Nièvre (Burgundy) department and to the west by the Loiret (Centre-Val de Loire) department.
It has an area of 3,514.6 km2 (1,357 sq mi),[3] the largest in area of the arrondissements of the department. It has 179,922 inhabitants and a population density of 51.2 inhabitants/km².[4]
Composition
Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[5] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.
In the arrondissement of Auxerre, there are six cantons where not all their "communes" are in the arrondissement. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:
Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Auxerre
INSEE Code |
Canton |
Arrondissements |
Total
|
Auxerre |
Avallon |
Senes
|
8901 |
Auxerre-1 |
3 + part of Auxerre |
|
|
3 + part of Auxerre
|
8902 |
Auxerre-2 |
6 + part of Auxerre |
|
|
6 + part of Auxerre
|
8903 |
Auxerre-3 |
6 + part of Auxerre |
|
|
6 + part of Auxerre
|
8904 |
Auxerre-4 |
2 + part of Auxerre |
|
|
2 + part of Auxerre
|
8906 |
Brienon-sur-Armançon |
7 |
|
29 |
36
|
8907 |
Chablis |
23 |
39 |
|
62
|
8908 |
Charny |
36 |
|
2 |
38
|
8909 |
Cœur de Puisaye |
24 |
|
|
24
|
8911 |
Joigny |
8 |
|
7 |
15
|
8912 |
Joux-la-Ville |
21 |
23 |
|
44
|
8913 |
Migennes |
10 |
|
|
10
|
8915 |
Saint-Florentin |
14 |
8 |
|
22
|
8921 |
Vincelles |
36 |
|
|
36
|
Communes
The arrondissement of Auxerre has 171 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):[6]
The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:
INSEE code |
Commune |
Population[4] (2014) |
Canton |
Intercommunality
|
58024 |
Auxerre |
34,843 |
Auxerre-1, Auxerre-2 Auxerre-3 and Auxerre-4 |
Communauté d'agglomération de l'Auxerrois
|
58257 |
Migennes |
7,019 |
Migennes |
Agglomération Migennoise
|
58086 |
Charny Orée de Puisaye |
5,145 |
Charny |
Puisaye-Forterre
|
58345 |
Saint-Florentin |
4,614 |
Saint-Florentin |
Serein et Armance
|
58263 |
Monéteau |
4,010 |
Auxerre-2 |
Communauté d'agglomération de l'Auxerrois
|
58346 |
Saint-Georges-sur-Baulche |
3,301 |
Auxerre-1 |
Communauté d'agglomération de l'Auxerrois
|
58055 |
Brienon-sur-Armançon |
3,145 |
Brienon-sur-Armançon |
Serein et Armance
|
58013 |
Appoigny |
3,135 |
Auxerre-2 |
Communauté d'agglomération de l'Auxerrois
|
58419 |
Toucy |
2,748 |
Cœur de Puisaye |
Puisaye-Forterre
|
58099 |
Cheny |
2,462 |
Migennes |
Agglomération Migennoise
|
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References
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