Arrondissement of Avallon


The arrondissement of Avallon is an arrondissement of France in the Yonne department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has 135 communes. Its population is 43,189, and its area is.

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Avallon, and their INSEE codes, are:
  1. Aisy-sur-Armançon
  2. Ancy-le-Franc
  3. Ancy-le-Libre
  4. Angely
  5. Annay-la-Côte
  6. Annay-sur-Serein
  7. Annéot
  8. Annoux
  9. Arcy-sur-Cure
  10. Argentenay
  11. Argenteuil-sur-Armançon
  12. Arthonnay
  13. Asnières-sous-Bois
  14. Asquins
  15. Athie
  16. Avallon
  17. Baon
  18. Beauvilliers
  19. Bernouil
  20. Bierry-les-Belles-Fontaines
  21. Blacy
  22. Blannay
  23. Bois-d'Arcy
  24. Brosses
  25. Bussières
  26. Censy
  27. Chamoux
  28. Chassignelles
  29. Chastellux-sur-Cure
  30. Châtel-Censoir
  31. Châtel-Gérard
  32. Cheney
  33. Collan
  34. Coutarnoux
  35. Cruzy-le-Châtel
  36. Cry
  37. Cussy-les-Forges
  38. Dannemoine
  39. Dissangis
  40. Domecy-sur-Cure
  41. Domecy-sur-le-Vault
  42. Dyé
  43. Épineuil
  44. Étaule
  45. Étivey
  46. Flogny-la-Chapelle
  47. Foissy-lès-Vézelay
  48. Fontenay-près-Vézelay
  49. Fresnes
  50. Fulvy
  51. Gigny
  52. Girolles
  53. Givry
  54. Gland
  55. Grimault
  56. Guillon-Terre-Plaine
  57. Island
  58. L'Isle-sur-Serein
  59. Jouancy
  60. Joux-la-Ville
  61. Jully
  62. Junay
  63. Lézinnes
  64. Lichères-sur-Yonne
  65. Lucy-le-Bois
  66. Magny
  67. Marmeaux
  68. Massangis
  69. Mélisey
  70. Menades
  71. Merry-sur-Yonne
  72. Môlay
  73. Molosmes
  74. Montillot
  75. Montréal
  76. Moulins-en-Tonnerrois
  77. Noyers
  78. Nuits
  79. Pacy-sur-Armançon
  80. Pasilly
  81. Perrigny-sur-Armançon
  82. Pierre-Perthuis
  83. Pimelles
  84. Pisy
  85. Pontaubert
  86. Précy-le-Sec
  87. Provency
  88. Quarré-les-Tombes
  89. Quincerot
  90. Ravières
  91. Roffey
  92. Rugny
  93. Saint-André-en-Terre-Plaine
  94. Saint-Brancher
  95. Sainte-Colombe
  96. Sainte-Magnance
  97. Sainte-Vertu
  98. Saint-Germain-des-Champs
  99. Saint-Léger-Vauban
  100. Saint-Martin-sur-Armançon
  101. Saint-Moré
  102. Saint-Père
  103. Sambourg
  104. Santigny
  105. Sarry
  106. Sauvigny-le-Beuréal
  107. Sauvigny-le-Bois
  108. Savigny-en-Terre-Plaine
  109. Sennevoy-le-Bas
  110. Sennevoy-le-Haut
  111. Sermizelles
  112. Serrigny
  113. Stigny
  114. Talcy
  115. Tanlay
  116. Tharoiseau
  117. Tharot
  118. Thizy
  119. Thorey
  120. Thory
  121. Tissey
  122. Tonnerre
  123. Trichey
  124. Tronchoy
  125. Vassy-sous-Pisy
  126. Vault-de-Lugny
  127. Vézannes
  128. Vézelay
  129. Vézinnes
  130. Villiers-les-Hauts
  131. Villon
  132. Vireaux
  133. Viviers
  134. Voutenay-sur-Cure
  135. Yrouerre

    History

The arrondissement of Avallon was created in 1800. At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Yonne, it received 12 communes from the arrondissement of Auxerre, and it lost 13 communes to the arrondissement of Auxerre.
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 Avallon were, as of January 2015:
  1. Ancy-le-Franc
  2. Avallon
  3. Cruzy-le-Châtel
  4. Flogny-la-Chapelle
  5. Guillon
  6. L'Isle-sur-Serein
  7. Noyers
  8. Quarré-les-Tombes
  9. Tonnerre
  10. Vézelay