Arrondissement of Louhans

The arrondissement of Louhans is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Saône-et-Loire "département" in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital is the city of Louhans.
History.
When the Saône-et-Loire was created on 17 February 1800, the "arrondissement" of Louhans was part of that original department. In 1926, the "arrondissement" of Louhans was eliminated but in 1942 it became again an "arrondissement" of the department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Louhans is bordered to the north and east by the Jura department, to the southeast by the Ain (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) department, to the south by the "arrondissement" of Mâcon, to the west by the "arrondissement" of Chalon-sur-Saône and to the northwest (a small part) by the Côte-d'Or department.
It is the easternmost of the "arrondissements" of the department, with an area of , the second smallest in area of the department. It has 55,567 inhabitants, the "arrondissement" of Saône-et-Loire with fewer people living in it, and a population density of inhabitants/km².
Composition.
Cantons.
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the "arrondissements" so they could have "communes" that belong to different "arrondissements".
There are only three cantons in the arrondissement of Louhans: Cuiseaux (partly), Louhans and Pierre-de-Bresse.
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Louhans has 79 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: