Mâcon | |
|---|---|
Location within the region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Saône-et-Loire |
| No. of communes | 119 |
| Prefecture | Mâcon |
Area | 1,221.9 km2 (471.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 115,838 |
| • Density | 94.802/km2 (245.53/sq mi) |
| INSEE code | 715 |
Thearrondissement of Mâcon is anarrondissement in thedepartment ofSaône-et-Loire, in the Frenchregion ofBourgogne-Franche-Comté. It has 119communes.[2] Its population is 115,125 (2021), and its area is 1,221.9 km2 (471.8 sq mi).[3]
The communes of the arrondissement of Mâcon, and theirINSEE codes, are:[2]
The arrondissement of Mâcon was created in 1800.[4] In January 2017 it gained one commune from thearrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône and 10 communes from thearrondissement of Charolles, and it lost eight communes to the arrondissement of Chalon-sur-Saône and two communes to thearrondissement of Louhans.[5]
As a result of the reorganisation of thecantons 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 Mâcon were, as of January 2015:[6]
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