Arrondissement of Avallon

The arrondissement of Avallon is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Yonne "département" in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital is the city of Avallon.
History.
When the Yonne department was created on 17 February 1800, the "arrondissement" of Avallon was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Avallon is bordered to the north by the Aube (Champagne-Ardenne) department, to the east by the Côte-d'Or (Burgundy) department, to the south by the Nièvre (Burgundy) department and to the west by the "arrondissement" of Auxerre.
It is the easternmost "arrondissement" of the department, with an area of . It has 47,594 inhabitants, the "arrondissement" of the department with fewer people living there, 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".
In the "arrondissement" of Avallon, there are three cantons where not all their "communes" are in the "arrondissement". The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and "arrondissements":
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Avallon has 139 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: