Arrondissement of Autun

The arrondissement of Autun 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 Autun.
History.
When the Saône-et-Loire department was created on 17 February 1800, the "arrondissement" of Autun was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Autun is bordered to the north by the Côte-d'Or department, to the east by the "arrondissement" of Chalon-sur-Saône, to the south by the "arrondissement" of Charolles and to the west by the Nièvre department.
It is the northernmost of the "arrondissements" of the department, with an area of , the second largest in area of the department. It has 86,693 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 of the arrondissement of Autun are:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Autun has 83 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: