Arrondissements Of The Saône-et-Loire Department
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Saône-et-Loire Saône-et-Loire (; Arpitan: ''Sona-et-Lêre'') is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the rivers Saône and Loire, between which it lies, in the country's central-eastern part. Saône-et-Loire is B ...
department are: # Arrondissement of Autun, (
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:
Autun Autun () is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Saône-et-Loire Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region of central-eastern France. It was founded during the Principate era of the e ...
) with 89
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. The population of the arrondissement was 125,896 in 2021. # Arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône, (subprefecture:
Chalon-sur-Saône Chalon-sur-Saône (, literally ''Chalon on Saône'') is a city in the Saône-et-Loire Departments of France, department in the Regions of France, region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefectu ...
) with 142 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 155,905 in 2021. # Arrondissement of Charolles, (subprefecture: Charolles) with 126 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 85,124 in 2021. # Arrondissement of Louhans, (subprefecture: Louhans) with 88 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 67,238 in 2021. # Arrondissement of Mâcon, (
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of the Saône-et-Loire department:
Mâcon Mâcon (), historically Anglicization, anglicised as Mascon, is a city in east-central France. It is the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Saône-et-Loire in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Mâcon is home t ...
) with 119 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 115,125 in 2021.


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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