Arrondissement of Mâcon

The arrondissement of Mâcon is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Saône-et-Loire "département" in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Mâcon.
History.
When the Saône-et-Loire department was created on 17 February 1800, the "arrondissement" of Mâcon was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Mâcon is bordered to the north by the "arrondissement" of Chalon-sur-Saône, to the northeast by the "arrondissement" of Louhans and to the west by the "arrondissement" of Charolles. It is also bordered by two departments of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region: the Rhône department to the south and the Ain department to the east.
It is in the southern part of the department, with an area of , the smallest in area of the department. It has 114,063 inhabitants 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".
The cantons in the arrondissement of Mâcon are:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Mâcon has 121 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: