Arrondissement of Vitry-le-François

Coordinates: 48°43′N 4°35′E / 48.717°N 4.583°E / 48.717; 4.583
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Vitry-le-François
Arrondissement
Location within the region Grand Est
Location within the region Grand Est
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMarne
No. of communes110
SubprefectureVitry-le-François
Area
1,402.0 km2 (541.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
46,024
INSEE code514

The arrondissement of Vitry-le-François is an arrondissement of France, in the Marne department, Grand Est region. Its capital is the city of Vitry-le-François.

History[change | change source]

When the Marne department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Vitry-le-François was part of that original department.[1]

Geography[change | change source]

The arrondissement of Vitry-le-François is in the southeast of the Marne department. It is bordered to the north by the Sainte-Menehould arrondissement, to the northeast by the Meuse department, to the east by the Haute-Marne department, to the south by the Aube department, to the west by the Épernay arrondissement and to the northwest by the Châlons-en-Champagne arrondissement.

The arrondissement of Vitry-le-François has an area of 1,503.6 km2 (580.5 sq mi) and 47,741 inhabitants,[2] for a population density of 31.8 inhabitants/km2.

Composition[change | change source]

Cantons[change | change source]

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[3] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Vitry-le-François, there are three cantons and only one does not have all their "communes" in the arrondissement:

Communes[change | change source]

The arrondissement of Vitry-le-François has 113 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː[4]

  1. Ablancourt (51001)
  2. Alliancelles (51006)
  3. Ambrières (51008)
  4. Arrigny (51016)
  5. Arzillières-Neuville (51017)
  6. Aulnay-l'Aître (51022)
  7. Bassu (51039)
  8. Bassuet (51040)
  9. Bettancourt-la-Longue (51057)
  10. Bignicourt-sur-Marne (51059)
  11. Bignicourt-sur-Saulx (51060)
  12. Blacy (51065)
  13. Blaise-sous-Arzillières (51066)
  14. Blesme (51068)
  15. Brandonvillers (51080)
  16. Brusson (51094)
  17. Bréban (51084)
  18. Bussy-le-Repos (51098)
  19. Changy (51122)
  20. Chapelaine (51125)
  21. Charmont (51130)
  22. Cheminon (51144)
  23. Châtelraould-Saint-Louvent (51134)
  24. Châtillon-sur-Broué (51135)
  25. Cloyes-sur-Marne (51156)
  26. Coole (51167)
  27. Corbeil (51169)
  28. Courdemanges (51184)
  29. Couvrot (51195)
  30. Dommartin-Lettrée (51212)
  31. Dompremy (51215)
  32. Drosnay (51219)
  33. Drouilly (51220)
  34. Favresse (51246)
  35. Frignicourt (51262)
  36. Giffaumont-Champaubert (51269)
  37. Gigny-Bussy (51270)
  38. Glannes (51275)
  39. Haussignémont (51284)
  40. Hauteville (51286)
  41. Heiltz-l'Évêque (51290)
  42. Heiltz-le-Hutier (51288)
  43. Heiltz-le-Maurupt (51289)
  44. Huiron (51295)
  45. Humbauville (51296)
  46. Isle-sur-Marne (51300)
  47. Jussecourt-Minecourt (51311)
  48. La Chaussée-sur-Marne (51141)
  49. Landricourt (51315)
  50. Larzicourt (51316)
  51. Le Buisson (51095)
  52. Le Meix-Tiercelin (51361)
  53. Les Rivières-Henruel (51463)
  54. Lignon (51322)
  55. Lisse-en-Champagne (51325)
  56. Loisy-sur-Marne (51328)
  57. Luxémont-et-Villotte (51334)
  58. Maisons-en-Champagne (51340)
  59. Margerie-Hancourt (51349)
  60. Marolles (51352)
  61. Matignicourt-Goncourt (51356)
  62. Maurupt-le-Montois (51358)
  63. Merlaut (51363)
  64. Moncetz-l'Abbaye (51373)
  65. Norrois (51406)
  66. Orconte (51417)
  67. Outines (51419)
  68. Outrepont (51420)
  69. Pargny-sur-Saulx (51423)
  70. Plichancourt (51433)
  71. Ponthion (51441)
  72. Possesse (51442)
  73. Pringy (51446)
  74. Reims-la-Brûlée (51455)
  75. Saint-Amand-sur-Fion (51472)
  76. Saint-Chéron (51475)
  77. Saint-Eulien (51478)
  78. Saint-Jean-devant-Possesse (51489)
  79. Saint-Lumier-en-Champagne (51496)
  80. Saint-Lumier-la-Populeuse (51497)
  81. Saint-Ouen-Domprot (51508)
  82. Saint-Quentin-les-Marais (51510)
  83. Saint-Remy-en-Bouzemont-
    Saint-Genest-et-Isson     (51513)
  84. Saint-Utin (51520)
  85. Saint-Vrain (51521)
  86. Sainte-Marie-du-Lac-Nuisement (51277)
  87. Sapignicourt (51522)
  88. Scrupt (51528)
  89. Sermaize-les-Bains (51531)
  90. Sogny-en-l'Angle (51539)
  91. Sommesous (51545)
  92. Sompuis (51550)
  93. Somsois (51551)
  94. Songy (51552)
  95. Soudé (51555)
  96. Soulanges (51557)
  97. Thiéblemont-Farémont (51567)
  98. Trois-Fontaines-l'Abbaye (51583)
  99. Val-de-Vière (51218)
  100. Vanault-le-Châtel (51589)
  101. Vanault-les-Dames (51590)
  102. Vauclerc (51598)
  103. Vavray-le-Grand (51601)
  104. Vavray-le-Petit (51602)
  105. Vernancourt (51608)
  106. Villers-le-Sec (51635)
  107. Vitry-en-Perthois (51647)
  108. Vitry-le-François (51649)
  109. Vouillers (51654)
  110. Vroil (51658)
  111. Écollemont (51223)
  112. Écriennes (51224)
  113. Étrepy (51240)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

INSEE
code		 Commune Population[5]
(2014)		 Canton Intercommunality
51649 Vitry-le-François 13,144 Vitry-le-François-Champagne et Der Vitry, Champagne et Der
51531 Sermaize-les-Bains 1,979 Sermaize-les-Bains Côtes de Champagne et Val de Saulx
51423 Pargny-sur-Saulx 1,945 Sermaize-les-Bains Côtes de Champagne et Val de Saulx
51262 Frignicourt 1,858 Vitry-le-François-Champagne et Der Vitry, Champagne et Der
51328 Loisy-sur-Marne 1,085 Vitry-le-François-Champagne et Der Vitry, Champagne et Der
51472 Saint-Amand-sur-Fion 1,060 Sermaize-les-Bains Côtes de Champagne et Val de Saulx
51352 Marolles 907 Vitry-le-François-Champagne et Der Vitry, Champagne et Der
51195 Couvrot 885 Vitry-le-François-Champagne et Der Vitry, Champagne et Der
51647 Vitry-en-Perthois 878 Sermaize-les-Bains Côtes de Champagne et Val de Saulx
51141 La Chaussée-sur-Marne 827 Vitry-le-François-Champagne et Der Vitry, Champagne et Der

Related pages[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Historique de la Marne". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Arrondissement de Vitry-le-François (514)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Décret n° 2014-208 du 21 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Marne" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Arrondissement de Vitry-le-François (514)". Géographie administrative et d’étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

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