Arrondissement of Louhans

Louhans
Arrondissement
Location within the region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Location within the region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentSaône-et-Loire
No. of communes88
SubprefectureLouhans
Area
1,430.2 km2 (552.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
67,238
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE code714

The arrondissement of Louhans is an arrondissement of France in the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has 88 communes.[2] Its population is 67,238 (2021), and its area is 1,430.2 km2 (552.2 sq mi).[3]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Louhans, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. L'Abergement-de-Cuisery (71001)
  2. L'Abergement-Sainte-Colombe (71002)
  3. Authumes (71013)
  4. Bantanges (71018)
  5. Baudrières (71023)
  6. Beaurepaire-en-Bresse (71027)
  7. Beauvernois (71028)
  8. Bellevesvre (71029)
  9. Bosjean (71044)
  10. Bouhans (71045)
  11. Branges (71056)
  12. Brienne (71061)
  13. Bruailles (71064)
  14. Champagnat (71079)
  15. La Chapelle-Naude (71092)
  16. La Chapelle-Saint-Sauveur (71093)
  17. La Chapelle-Thècle (71097)
  18. Charette-Varennes (71101)
  19. La Chaux (71121)
  20. Condal (71143)
  21. Cuiseaux (71157)
  22. Cuisery (71158)
  23. Dampierre-en-Bresse (71168)
  24. Devrouze (71173)
  25. Diconne (71175)
  26. Dommartin-lès-Cuiseaux (71177)
  27. Le Fay (71196)
  28. Flacey-en-Bresse (71198)
  29. Frangy-en-Bresse (71205)
  30. La Frette (71206)
  31. Fretterans (71207)
  32. Frontenard (71208)
  33. Frontenaud (71209)
  34. La Genête (71213)
  35. Huilly-sur-Seille (71234)
  36. Joudes (71243)
  37. Jouvençon (71244)
  38. Juif (71246)
  39. Lays-sur-le-Doubs (71254)
  40. Lessard-en-Bresse (71256)
  41. Loisy (71261)
  42. Louhans (71263)
  43. Ménetreuil (71293)
  44. Mervans (71295)
  45. Le Miroir (71300)
  46. Montagny-près-Louhans (71303)
  47. Montcony (71311)
  48. Montjay (71314)
  49. Montpont-en-Bresse (71318)
  50. Montret (71319)
  51. Mouthier-en-Bresse (71326)
  52. Ormes (71332)
  53. Ouroux-sur-Saône (71336)
  54. Pierre-de-Bresse (71351)
  55. Le Planois (71352)
  56. Pourlans (71357)
  57. La Racineuse (71364)
  58. Rancy (71365)
  59. Ratenelle (71366)
  60. Ratte (71367)
  61. Romenay (71373)
  62. Sagy (71379)
  63. Saillenard (71380)
  64. Saint-André-en-Bresse (71386)
  65. Saint-Bonnet-en-Bresse (71396)
  66. Saint-Christophe-en-Bresse (71398)
  67. Sainte-Croix-en-Bresse (71401)
  68. Saint-Étienne-en-Bresse (71410)
  69. Saint-Germain-du-Bois (71419)
  70. Saint-Germain-du-Plain (71420)
  71. Saint-Martin-du-Mont (71454)
  72. Saint-Usuge (71484)
  73. Saint-Vincent-en-Bresse (71489)
  74. Savigny-en-Revermont (71506)
  75. Savigny-sur-Seille (71508)
  76. Sens-sur-Seille (71514)
  77. Serley (71516)
  78. Serrigny-en-Bresse (71519)
  79. Simandre (71522)
  80. Simard (71523)
  81. Sornay (71528)
  82. Le Tartre (71534)
  83. Thurey (71538)
  84. Torpes (71541)
  85. Tronchy (71548)
  86. Varennes-Saint-Sauveur (71558)
  87. Vérissey (71568)
  88. Vincelles (71580)

History

The arrondissement of Louhans was created in 1800, disbanded in 1926 and restored in 1942.[4] In January 2017 it gained seven communes from the arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône and two communes from the arrondissement of Mâcon.[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 Louhans were, as of January 2015:[6]

  1. Beaurepaire-en-Bresse
  2. Cuiseaux
  3. Cuisery
  4. Louhans
  5. Montpont-en-Bresse
  6. Montret
  7. Pierre-de-Bresse
  8. Saint-Germain-du-Bois

References

  1. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Arrondissement de Louhans (714)". INSEE. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2024". INSEE. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ^ Historique de Saône-et-Loire
  5. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 6 January 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  6. ^ Populations légales 2012: 71 Saône-et-Loire, INSEE

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