Arrondissement of Sens

Sens
Arrondissement
Location within the region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Yonne
No. of communes	118
Subprefecture	Sens
Area	1,916.8 km^2 (740.1 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	130,969
INSEE code	893

The arrondissement of Sens is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Yonne département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital is the city of Sens.

History

When the Yonne was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Sens was part of that original department.^[2]

Geography

The arrondissement of Sens is bordered to the northeast and east by the Aube (Champagne-Ardenne) department, to the south by the arrondissement of Auxerre, to the west by the Loiret (Centre-Val de Loire) department and to the northwest by the Seine-et-Marne (Île-de-France) department.

It is the northernmost of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of 1,703.6 square kilometres (658 square miles),^[3] the smallest in area of the department. It has 114,298 inhabitants and its population density of 67.1 inhabitants/km².^[4]

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,^[5] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Sens, there are three cantons where not all their "communes" are in the arrondissement. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Sens

INSEE Code	Canton	Arrondissements			Total
		Auxerre	Avallon	Sens
8906	Brienon-sur-Armançon	7		29	36
8908	Charny	36		2	38
8910	Gâtinais en Bourgogne			24	24
8911	Joigny	8		7	15
8914	Pont-sur-Yonne			10	10
8916	Sens-1			2 + part of Sens	2 + part of Sens
8917	Sens-2			5 + part of Sens	5 + part of Sens
8918	Thorigny-sur-Oreuse			17	17
8920	Villeneuve-sur-Yonne			12	12

Communes

The arrondissement of Sens has 118 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):^[6]

1. Arces-Dilo (89014)
2. Armeau (89018)
3. Bagneaux (89027)
4. La Belliole (89036)
5. Béon (89037)
6. Bœurs-en-Othe (89048)
7. Les Bordes (89051)
8. Brannay (89054)
9. Brion (89056)
10. Bussy-en-Othe (89059)
11. Bussy-le-Repos (89060)
12. La Celle-Saint-Cyr (89063)
13. Cérilly (89065)
14. Cerisiers (89066)
15. Cézy (89067)
16. Champigny (89074)
17. Champlay (89075)
18. Chamvres (89079)
19. La Chapelle-sur-Oreuse (89080)
20. Chaumont (89093)
21. Chaumot (89094)
22. Chéroy (89100)
23. Les Clérimois (89111)
24. Collemiers (89113)
25. Compigny (89115)
26. Cornant (89116)
27. Coulours (89120)
28. Courgenay (89122)
29. Courlon-sur-Yonne (89124)
30. Courtoin (89126)
31. Courtois-sur-Yonne (89127)
32. Cudot (89133)
33. Cuy (89136)
34. Dixmont (89142)
35. Dollot (89143)
36. Domats (89144)
37. Égriselles-le-Bocage (89151)
38. Étigny (89160)
39. Évry (89162)
40. Flacy (89165)
41. Foissy-sur-Vanne (89171)
42. Fontaine-la-Gaillarde (89172)
43. Fouchères (89180)
44. Fournaudin (89181)
45. Gisy-les-Nobles (89189)
46. Gron (89195)
47. Joigny (89206)
48. Jouy (89209)
49. Lailly (89214)
50. Lixy (89229)
51. Looze (89230)
52. Maillot (89236)
53. Malay-le-Grand (89239)
54. Malay-le-Petit (89240)
55. Marsangy (89245)
56. Michery (89255)
57. Molinons (89261)
58. Montacher-Villegardin (89264)
59. Nailly (89274)
60. Noé (89278)
61. Pailly (89285)
62. Paron (89287)
63. Paroy-sur-Tholon (89289)
64. Passy (89291)
65. Piffonds (89298)
66. Plessis-Saint-Jean (89302)
67. Pont-sur-Vanne (89308)
68. Pont-sur-Yonne (89309)
69. La Postolle (89310)
70. Précy-sur-Vrin (89313)
71. Rosoy (89326)
72. Rousson (89327)
73. Saint-Agnan (89332)
74. Saint-Aubin-sur-Yonne (89335)
75. Saint-Clément (89338)
76. Saint-Denis-lès-Sens (89342)
77. Saint-Julien-du-Sault (89348)
78. Saint-Loup-d'Ordon (89350)
79. Saint-Martin-d'Ordon (89353)
80. Saint-Martin-du-Tertre (89354)
81. Saint-Maurice-aux-Riches-Hommes (89359)
82. Saint-Sérotin (89369)
83. Saint-Valérien (89370)
84. Saligny (89373)
85. Savigny-sur-Clairis (89380)
86. Sens (89387)
87. Sépeaux-Saint Romain (89388)
88. Serbonnes (89390)
89. Sergines (89391)
90. Les Sièges (89395)
91. Soucy (89399)
92. Subligny (89404)
93. Les Vallées de la Vanne (89411)
94. Thorigny-sur-Oreuse (89414)
95. Vallery (89428)
96. Vaudeurs (89432)
97. Vaumort (89434)
98. Verlin (89440)
99. Vernoy (89442)
100. Véron (89443)
101. Villeblevin (89449)
102. Villebougis (89450)
103. Villechétive (89451)
104. Villecien (89452)
105. Villemanoche (89456)
106. Villenavotte (89458)
107. Villeneuve-la-Dondagre (89459)
108. Villeneuve-la-Guyard (89460)
109. Villeneuve-l'Archevêque (89461)
110. Villeneuve-sur-Yonne (89464)
111. Villeperrot (89465)
112. Villeroy (89466)
113. Villethierry (89467)
114. Villevallier (89468)
115. Perceneige (89469)
116. Villiers-Louis (89471)
117. Vinneuf (89480)
118. Voisines (89483)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE code	Commune	Population[4] (2014)	Canton	Intercommunality
58387	Sens	25,507	Sens-1 and Sens-2	Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Sénonais
58206	Joigny	9,672	Joigny	Le Jovinien
58464	Villeneuve-sur-Yonne	5,352	Villeneuve-sur-Yonne	Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Sénonais
58287	Paron	4,858	Sens-2	Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Sénonais
58309	Pont-sur-Yonne	3,422	Pont-sur-Yonne	Yonne Nord
58460	Villeneuve-la-Guyard	3,402	Pont-sur-Yonne	Yonne Nord
58338	Saint-Clément	2,786	Sens-1	Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Sénonais
58348	Saint-Julien-du-Sault	2,388	Joigny	Le Jovinien
58074	Champigny	2,261	Pont-sur-Yonne	Yonne Nord
58443	Véron	1,965	Villeneuve-sur-Yonne	Communauté d'agglomération du Grand Sénonais
58449	Villeblevin	1,845	Pont-sur-Yonne	Yonne Nord

Related pages

• Arrondissements of the Yonne department
• Communes of the Yonne department

References

1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
2. "Historique de l'Yonne". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 24 November 2014.
3. "Arrondissement de Sens (893)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
4. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
5. "Décret n° 2014-156 du 13 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de l'Yonne" (in French). Legifrance.gouv.fr. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
6. "Arrondissement de Sens (893)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 16 June 2017.

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