The Arrondissement of Sens is an arrondissement of the Yonne département, in the Burgundy région, in France.

Composition

• Composition of the arrondissement since 1926:

• Canton of Cerisiers, has 8 communes :
  • Arces-Dilo, Bœurs-en-Othe, Cérilly, Cerisiers, Coulours, Fournaudin, Vaudeurs and Villechétive.

• Canton of Chéroy, has 16 communes:
  • La Belliole, Brannay, Chéroy, Courtoin, Dollot, Domats, Fouchères, Jouy, Montacher-Villegardin, Saint-Valérien, Savigny-sur-Clairis, Vallery, Vernoy, Villebougis, Villeneuve-la-Dondagre and Villeroy.

• Canton of Pont-sur-Yonne, has 16 communes:
  • Champigny, Chaumont, Cuy, Évry, Gisy-les-Nobles, Lixy, Michery, Pont-sur-Yonne, Saint-Agnan, Saint-Sérotin, Villeblevin, Villemanoche, Villenavotte, Villeneuve-la-Guyard, Villeperrot and Villethierry.

• Canton of Saint-Julien-du-Sault, has 9 communes:
  • La Celle-Saint-Cyr, Cudot, Précy-sur-Vrin, Saint-Julien-du-Sault, Saint-Loup-d'Ordon, Saint-Martin-d'Ordon, Saint-Romain-le-Preux, Sépeaux and Verlin.

• Canton of Sens-Nord-Est, created in the 1970s, has 5 communes:
  • Fontaine-la-Gaillarde, Saint-Clément, Saligny, Sens (parts of the commune) and Soucy.

• Canton de Sens-Ouest, created in the 1970s, has 13 communes:
  • Collemiers, Cornant, Courtois-sur-Yonne, Égriselles-le-Bocage, Étigny, Gron, Marsangy, Nailly, Paron, Saint-Denis, Saint-Martin-du-Tertre, Sens (parts of the commune) and Subligny.

• Canton de Sens-Sud-Est, created in the 1970s, has 8 communes:
  • Maillot, Malay-le-Grand, Malay-le-Petit, Noé, Passy, Sens (parts of the commune), Vaumort and Véron.

• Canton of Sergines, has 10 communes :
  • La Chapelle-sur-Oreuse, Compigny, Courlon-sur-Yonne, Pailly, Perceneige, Plessis-Saint-Jean, Serbonnes, Sergines, Thorigny-sur-Oreuse and Vinneuf.

• Canton of Villeneuve-l'Archevêque, has 17 communes :
  • Bagneaux, Chigy, Les Clérimois, Courgenay, Flacy, Foissy-sur-Vanne, Lailly, Molinons, Pont-sur-Vanne, La Postolle, Saint-Maurice-aux-Riches-Hommes, Les Sièges, Theil-sur-Vanne, Vareilles, Villeneuve-l'Archevêque, Villiers-Louis et Voisines.

• Canton of Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, has 8 communes :
  • Armeau, Les Bordes, Bussy-le-Repos, Chaumot, Dixmont, Piffonds, Rousson and Villeneuve-sur-Yonne.

The cantons of Sens-Nord-Est, Sens-Ouest and Sens-Sud-Est resulted from the reorganization of the old cantons of:

Old canton of Sens-Nord:
Fontaine-la-Gaillarde, Maillot, Malay-le-Grand, Malay-le-Petit, Noé, Passy, Rosoy (commune supprimée), Saint-Clément, Saligny, Sens (parts of the commune), Soucy, Vaumort and Véron.

Old canton of Sens-Sud :
Collemiers, Cornant, Courtois-sur-Yonne, Égriselles-le-Bocage, Étigny, Gron, Marsangy, Nailly, Paron, Saint-Denis, Saint-Martin-du-Tertre, Sens (parts of the commune) and (to be checked) Subligny.

Before 1926

From 1800 (year VIII on the French revolutionary calendar) until 1926, the arrondissement included/understood the current cantons, except:

• Canton of Cerisiers, canton of Saint-Julien-du-Sault and the canton of Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, in 1926, the old arrondissement of Joigny was detached, and removed.

See also

• Communes of the Yonne département, which includes 454 current communes of the département, their simplified INSEE codes and postal codes, and their membership of an inter-communal structure
• Removal of parishes and communes of Yonne
• Renaming of parishes and communes of Yonne
• Arrondissements of Yonne, lists the current and the old arrondissement, and also for each one of these cantons (but not communes, like here)