Arrondissements of the Saône-et-Loire department facts for kids

Arrondissements of Saône-et-Loire since 2017.

In France, a department is like a large region. These departments are then split into smaller areas called arrondissements. You can think of an arrondissement as a district or a borough.

The Saône-et-Loire department has 5 of these arrondissements. Each arrondissement has a main town called a subprefecture. If the main town of the whole department (which is called the prefecture) is inside an arrondissement, then that town is both the prefecture and the subprefecture for that arrondissement.

Arrondissements are further divided into even smaller areas called cantons and communes (which are like towns or villages).

The Arrondissements of Saône-et-Loire

Here are the five arrondissements in the Saône-et-Loire department:

A Look at History

The Saône-et-Loire department has seen only a few changes to its districts over time:

• In 1790, when the department was first created, it had seven districts. These were Autun, Bourbon-Lancy, Chalon-sur-Saône, Charolles, Louhans, Mâcon, and Semur-en-Brionnais. The main city, or capital, was Mâcon. Later that same year, the Semur-en-Brionnais district was renamed Marcigny.
• By 1800, these seven districts were changed into five arrondissements. These new arrondissements were Mâcon, Autun, Chalon-sur-Saône, Charolles, and Louhans.
• In 1926, the arrondissement of Louhans was removed. However, it was brought back and became an arrondissement again in 1942.

See Also

• List of arrondissements of France

In Spanish: Distritos de Saona y Loira para niños

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  Map of arrondissements of the Saône-et-Loire department.