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Arrondissement of Mâcon
Location of Mâcon in Saône-et-Loire
Location of Mâcon in Saône-et-Loire
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Saône-et-Loire
Communes 121
Prefecture Mâcon
INSEE code 715
Area
 • Total 1,199.6 km2 (463.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total 114,063
 • Density 95.084/km2 (246.267/sq mi)

The arrondissement of Mâcon is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Saône-et-Loire département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Mâcon.

History

When the Saône-et-Loire department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Mâcon was part of that original department.

Geography

The arrondissement of Mâcon is bordered to the north by the arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône, to the northeast by the arrondissement of Louhans and to the west by the arrondissement of Charolles. It is also bordered by two departments of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region: the Rhône department to the south and the Ain department to the east.

It is in the southern part of the department, with an area of 1,199.6 km2 (463 sq mi), the smallest in area of the department. It has 114,063 inhabitants and a population density of 95.1 inhabitants/km².

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

The cantons in the arrondissement of Mâcon are:

  1. La Chapelle-de-Guinchay (partly)
  2. Cluny (partly)
  3. Cuiseaux (partly)
  4. Hurigny
  5. Mâcon-1
  6. Mâcon-2
  7. Tournus (partly)

Communes

The arrondissement of Mâcon has 121 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

  1. Ameugny (71007)
  2. Azé (71016)
  3. Bergesserin (71030)
  4. Berzé-la-Ville (71032)
  5. Berzé-le-Châtel (71031)
  6. Bissy-la-Mâconnaise (71035)
  7. Bissy-sous-Uxelles (71036)
  8. Blanot (71039)
  9. Bonnay (71042)
  10. Bourgvilain (71050)
  11. Brandon (71055)
  12. Bray (71057)
  13. Buffières (71065)
  14. Burgy (71066)
  15. Burnand (71067)
  16. Burzy (71068)
  17. Bussières (71069)
  18. Chaintré (71074)
  19. Chânes (71084)
  20. Chapaize (71087)
  21. La Chapelle-de-Guinchay (71090)
  22. La Chapelle-du-Mont-de-France (71091)
  23. La Chapelle-sous-Brancion (71094)
  24. Charbonnières (71099)
  25. Chardonnay (71100)
  26. Charnay-lès-Mâcon (71105)
  27. Chasselas (71108)
  28. Château (71112)
  29. Chérizet (71125)
  30. Chevagny-les-Chevrières (71126)
  31. Chissey-lès-Mâcon (71130)
  32. Clermain (71134)
  33. Clessé (71135)
  34. Cluny (71137)
  35. Cormatin (71145)
  36. Cortambert (71146)
  37. Cortevaix (71147)
  38. Crêches-sur-Saône (71150)
  39. Cruzille (71156)
  40. Curtil-sous-Buffières (71163)
  41. Curtil-sous-Burnand (71164)
  42. Davayé (71169)
  43. Dompierre-les-Ormes (71178)
  44. Donzy-le-Pertuis (71181)
  45. Farges-lès-Mâcon (71195)
  46. Flagy (71199)
  47. Fleurville (71591)
  48. Fuissé (71210)
  49. Germolles-sur-Grosne (71217)
  50. Grevilly (71226)
  51. Hurigny (71235)
  52. Igé (71236)
  53. Jalogny (71240)
  54. Lacrost (71248)
  55. Laizé (71250)
  56. Leynes (71258)
  57. Lournand (71264)
  58. Lugny (71267)
  59. Mâcon (71270)
  60. Malay (71272)
  61. Martailly-lès-Brancion (71284)
  62. Massilly (71287)
  63. Matour (71289)
  64. Mazille (71290)
  65. Milly-Lamartine (71299)
  66. Montagny-sur-Grosne (71304)
  67. Montbellet (71305)
  68. Montmelard (71316)
  69. Ozenay (71338)
  70. Passy (71344)
  71. Péronne (71345)
  72. Pierreclos (71350)
  73. Plottes (71353)
  74. Préty (71359)
  75. Prissé (71360)
  76. Pruzilly (71362)
  77. Ratenelle (71366)
  78. La Roche-Vineuse (71371)
  79. Romanèche-Thorins (71372)
  80. Romenay (71373)
  81. Royer (71377)
  82. Sailly (71381)
  83. Saint-Albain (71383)
  84. Saint-Amour-Bellevue (71385)
  85. Saint-André-le-Désert (71387)
  86. Sainte-Cécile (71397)
  87. Saint-Gengoux-de-Scissé (71416)
  88. Saint-Gengoux-le-National (71417)
  89. Saint-Huruge (71427)
  90. Saint-Léger-sous-la-Bussière (71441)
  91. Saint-Martin-Belle-Roche (71448)
  92. Saint-Maurice-de-Satonnay (71460)
  93. Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux (71469)
  94. Saint-Point (71470)
  95. Saint-Symphorien-d'Ancelles (71481)
  96. Saint-Vérand (71487)
  97. Saint-Vincent-des-Prés (71488)
  98. Saint-Ythaire (71492)
  99. La Salle (71494)
  100. Salornay-sur-Guye (71495)
  101. Sancé (71497)
  102. Savigny-sur-Grosne (71507)
  103. Senozan (71513)
  104. Serrières (71518)
  105. Sigy-le-Châtel (71521)
  106. Sologny (71525)
  107. Solutré-Pouilly (71526)
  108. Taizé (71532)
  109. Tournus (71543)
  110. Tramayes (71545)
  111. Trambly (71546)
  112. Trivy (71547)
  113. La Truchère (71549)
  114. Uchizy (71550)
  115. Varennes-lès-Mâcon (71556)
  116. Vergisson (71567)
  117. Verzé (71574)
  118. Le Villars (71576)
  119. La Vineuse sur Fregande (71582)
  120. Vinzelles (71583)
  121. Viré (71584)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code
Commune Population
(2014)
Canton Intercommunality
71270 Mâcon 33,456 Mâcon-1 and Mâcon-2 Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération
71105 Charnay-lès-Mâcon 6,969 Mâcon-1 Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération
71543 Tournus 5,764 Tournus Mâconnais - Tournugeois
71137 Cluny 4,775 Cluny Le Clunisois
71090 La Chapelle-de-Guinchay 3,999 La Chapelle-de-Guinchay Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération
71150 Crêches-sur-Saône 2,930 La Chapelle-de-Guinchay Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération
71360 Prissé 1,993 Hurigny Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération
71372 Romanèche-Thorins 1,964 La Chapelle-de-Guinchay Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération
71235 Hurigny 1,959 Hurigny Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération
71497 Sancé 1,872 Mâcon-1 Mâconnais Beaujolais Agglomération

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