Arrondissement of Auxerre

The arrondissement of Auxerre is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Yonne "département" in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Auxerre.
History.
When the Yonne department was created on 17 February 1800, the "arrondissement" of Auxerre was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Auxerre is bordered to the north by the "arrondissement" of Sens, to the east by the "arrondissement" of Avallon, to the south by the Nièvre (Burgundy) department and to the west by the Loiret (Centre-Val de Loire) department.
It has an area of , the largest in area of the "arrondissements" of the department. It has 179,922 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".
In the "arrondissement" of Auxerre, there are six 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 Auxerre has 171 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes):
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: