| Sens | |
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| Arrondissement of France | |
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Location of Sens in Bourgogne |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Yonne |
| Communes | 106 |
| Prefecture | Sens |
| Area¹ | |
| • Total | 1,704 km2 (658 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 113,091 |
| • Density | 66/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km² as well as the estuaries of rivers. | |
The Arrondissement of Sens is an arrondissement of France in the Yonne department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has 106 communes.
The cantons of the arrondissement of Sens are:
The communes of the arrondissement of Sens, and their INSEE codes, are:
The arrondissement of Sens was created in 1800. In 1926 it was expanded with part of the former arrondissement of Joigny (the former cantons of Cerisiers, Saint-Julien-du-Sault and Villeneuve-sur-Yonne). In the 1970s the cantons of Sens-Nord-Est, Sens-Ouest and Sens-Sud-Est were created from the former cantons of Sens-Nord and Sens-Sud.
Before the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the cantons of the arrondissement of Sens were:
Coordinates: 48°14′51″N 3°17′16″E / 48.24750°N 3.28778°E