Arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône


The arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône is an arrondissement of France in the Rhône department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It has 132 communes. Its population is 250,492, and its area is.

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône are:
  1. Affoux
  2. Aigueperse
  3. Alix
  4. Ambérieux
  5. Amplepuis
  6. Ancy
  7. Anse
  8. L'Arbresle
  9. Les Ardillats
  10. Arnas
  11. Azolette
  12. Bagnols
  13. Beaujeu
  14. Belleville-en-Beaujolais
  15. Belmont-d'Azergues
  16. Bessenay
  17. Bibost
  18. Blacé
  19. Le Breuil
  20. Bully
  21. Cenves
  22. Cercié
  23. Chambost-Allières
  24. Chamelet
  25. Charentay
  26. Charnay
  27. Chasselay
  28. Châtillon
  29. Chazay-d'Azergues
  30. Chénas
  31. Chénelette
  32. Les Chères
  33. Chessy
  34. Chevinay
  35. Chiroubles
  36. Civrieux-d'Azergues
  37. Claveisolles
  38. Cogny
  39. Corcelles-en-Beaujolais
  40. Cours
  41. Courzieu
  42. Cublize
  43. Denicé
  44. Deux-Grosnes
  45. Dième
  46. Dommartin
  47. Dracé
  48. Émeringes
  49. Éveux
  50. Fleurie
  51. Fleurieux-sur-l'Arbresle
  52. Frontenas
  53. Gleizé
  54. Grandris
  55. Joux
  56. Juliénas
  57. Jullié
  58. Lacenas
  59. Lachassagne
  60. Lamure-sur-Azergues
  61. Lancié
  62. Lantignié
  63. Légny
  64. Lentilly
  65. Létra
  66. Limas
  67. Lozanne
  68. Lucenay
  69. Marchampt
  70. Marcilly-d'Azergues
  71. Marcy
  72. Meaux-la-Montagne
  73. Moiré
  74. Montmelas-Saint-Sorlin
  75. Morancé
  76. Odenas
  77. Le Perréon
  78. Pommiers
  79. Porte des Pierres Dorées
  80. Poule-les-Écharmeaux
  81. Propières
  82. Quincié-en-Beaujolais
  83. Ranchal
  84. Régnié-Durette
  85. Rivolet
  86. Ronno
  87. Sain-Bel
  88. Saint-Appolinaire
  89. Saint-Bonnet-des-Bruyères
  90. Saint-Bonnet-le-Troncy
  91. Saint-Clément-de-Vers
  92. Saint-Clément-sur-Valsonne
  93. Saint-Cyr-le-Chatoux
  94. Saint-Didier-sur-Beaujeu
  95. Sainte-Paule
  96. Saint-Étienne-des-Oullières
  97. Saint-Étienne-la-Varenne
  98. Saint-Forgeux
  99. Saint-Georges-de-Reneins
  100. Saint-Germain-Nuelles
  101. Saint-Igny-de-Vers
  102. Saint-Jean-des-Vignes
  103. Saint-Jean-la-Bussière
  104. Saint-Julien
  105. Saint-Julien-sur-Bibost
  106. Saint-Just-d'Avray
  107. Saint-Lager
  108. Saint-Marcel-l'Éclairé
  109. Saint-Nizier-d'Azergues
  110. Saint-Pierre-la-Palud
  111. Saint-Romain-de-Popey
  112. Saint-Vérand
  113. Saint-Vincent-de-Reins
  114. Salles-Arbuissonnas-en-Beaujolais
  115. Sarcey
  116. Les Sauvages
  117. Savigny
  118. Sourcieux-les-Mines
  119. Taponas
  120. Tarare
  121. Ternand
  122. Theizé
  123. Thizy-les-Bourgs
  124. Val d'Oingt
  125. Valsonne
  126. Vaux-en-Beaujolais
  127. Vauxrenard
  128. Vernay
  129. Villefranche-sur-Saône
  130. Ville-sur-Jarnioux
  131. Villié-Morgon
  132. Vindry-sur-Turdine

    History

The arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône was created in 1800. On 1 January 2015, 101 communes that did not join the newly created Metropolis of Lyon passed from the arrondissement of Lyon to the arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône. On 1 February 2017, 78 communes passed from the arrondissement of Villefranche-sur-Saône to the arrondissement of Lyon.
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 Villefranche-sur-Saône were, as of January 2015:
  1. Amplepuis
  2. Anse
  3. Beaujeu
  4. Belleville
  5. Le Bois-d'Oingt
  6. Gleizé
  7. Lamure-sur-Azergues
  8. Monsols
  9. Tarare
  10. Thizy-les-Bourgs
  11. Villefranche-sur-Saône