Arrondissements Of The Saône-et-Loire Department
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The 5 arrondissements of the Saône-et-Loire department are: # Arrondissement of Autun, (
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Autun Autun () is a subprefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central-eastern France. It was founded during the Principate era of the early Roman Empire by Emperor Augustus as Augustodunum to give a Ro ...
) with 89
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. The population of the arrondissement was 131,392 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône, (subprefecture: Chalon-sur-Saône) with 142 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 156,331 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Charolles, (subprefecture: Charolles) with 126 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 87,416 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Louhans, (subprefecture:
Louhans Louhans () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
) with 88 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 67,030 in 2016. # Arrondissement of Mâcon, ( prefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department:
Mâcon Mâcon (), historically anglicised as Mascon, is a city in east-central France. It is the prefecture of the department of Saône-et-Loire in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Mâcon is home to near 34,000 residents, who are referred to in French as ...
) with 120 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 112,854 in 2016.


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.Historique de Saône-et-Loire
/ref> The borders of the arrondissements of Saône-et-Loire were modified in January 2017: * 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


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