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Arrondissements of the Yonne department

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Map of arrondissements of the Yonne department.

The 3 arrondissements of the Yonne department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Auxerre, (prefecture of the Yonne department: Auxerre) with 170 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 161,976 in 2021.
  2. Arrondissement of Avallon, (subprefecture: Avallon) with 135 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 40,732 in 2021.
  3. Arrondissement of Sens, (subprefecture: Sens) with 118 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 130,677 in 2021.

History

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In 1800 the arrondissements of Auxerre, Avallon, Joigny, Sens and Tonnerre were established. The arrondissements of Joigny and Tonnerre were abolished in 1926.[2]

The borders of the arrondissements of Yonne were modified in January 2017:[3]

  • three communes from the arrondissement of Auxerre to the arrondissement of Avallon
  • 12 communes from the arrondissement of Auxerre to the arrondissement of Sens
  • 13 communes from the arrondissement of Avallon to the arrondissement of Auxerre

References

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  1. ^ "Populations légales 2021: 89 Yonne" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
  2. ^ Historique de l'Yonne
  3. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 6 January 2017" (PDF). pp. 85–86. Retrieved 2019-10-28.
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