Arrondissement of Valenciennes

The arrondissement of Valenciennes is an arrondissement of France in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 82 communes.^[2] Its population is 351,260 (2016), and its area is 634.8 km² (245.1 sq mi).^[3]

Valenciennes
Arrondissement
Location within the region Hauts-de-France
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
No. of communes	82
Subprefecture	Valenciennes
Area	634.8 km2 (245.1 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]	350,643
• Density	552/km2 (1,430/sq mi)
INSEE code	596

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Valenciennes, and their INSEE codes, are:^[2]

1. Abscon (59002)
2. Anzin (59014)
3. Artres (59019)
4. Aubry-du-Hainaut (59027)
5. Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes (59032)
6. Avesnes-le-Sec (59038)
7. Bellaing (59064)
8. Beuvrages (59079)
9. Bouchain (59092)
10. Bousignies (59100)
11. Brillon (59109)
12. Bruay-sur-l'Escaut (59112)
13. Bruille-Saint-Amand (59114)
14. Château-l'Abbaye (59144)
15. Condé-sur-l'Escaut (59153)
16. Crespin (59160)
17. Curgies (59166)
18. Denain (59172)
19. Douchy-les-Mines (59179)
20. Émerchicourt (59192)
21. Escaudain (59205)
22. Escautpont (59207)
23. Estreux (59215)
24. Famars (59221)
25. Flines-lès-Mortagne (59238)
26. Fresnes-sur-Escaut (59253)
27. Hasnon (59284)
28. Haspres (59285)
29. Haulchin (59288)
30. Haveluy (59292)
31. Hélesmes (59297)
32. Hergnies (59301)
33. Hérin (59302)
34. Hordain (59313)
35. Lecelles (59335)
36. Lieu-Saint-Amand (59348)
37. Lourches (59361)
38. Maing (59369)
39. Marly (59383)
40. Marquette-en-Ostrevant (59387)
41. Mastaing (59391)
42. Maulde (59393)
43. Millonfosse (59403)
44. Monchaux-sur-Écaillon (59407)
45. Mortagne-du-Nord (59418)
46. Neuville-sur-Escaut (59429)
47. Nivelle (59434)
48. Noyelles-sur-Selle (59440)
49. Odomez (59444)
50. Oisy (59446)
51. Onnaing (59447)
52. Petite-Forêt (59459)
53. Préseau (59471)
54. Prouvy (59475)
55. Quarouble (59479)
56. Quérénaing (59480)
57. Quiévrechain (59484)
58. Raismes (59491)
59. Rœulx (59504)
60. Rombies-et-Marchipont (59505)
61. Rosult (59511)
62. Rouvignies (59515)
63. Rumegies (59519)
64. Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (59526)
65. Saint-Aybert (59530)
66. Saint-Saulve (59544)
67. Sars-et-Rosières (59554)
68. Saultain (59557)
69. Sebourg (59559)
70. La Sentinelle (59564)
71. Thiant (59589)
72. Thivencelle (59591)
73. Thun-Saint-Amand (59594)
74. Trith-Saint-Léger (59603)
75. Valenciennes (59606)
76. Verchain-Maugré (59610)
77. Vicq (59613)
78. Vieux-Condé (59616)
79. Wallers (59632)
80. Wasnes-au-Bac (59645)
81. Wavrechain-sous-Denain (59651)
82. Wavrechain-sous-Faulx (59652)

History

The arrondissement of Valenciennes was created in 1800.^[4]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Valenciennes were, as of January 2015:^[5]

1. Anzin
2. Bouchain
3. Condé-sur-l'Escaut
4. Denain
5. Saint-Amand-les-Eaux-Rive droite
6. Saint-Amand-les-Eaux-Rive gauche
7. Valenciennes-Est
8. Valenciennes-Nord
9. Valenciennes-Sud

References

1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
2. "Arrondissement de Valenciennes (596)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
3. "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
4. Historique du Nord
5. Populations légales 2012: 59 Nord, INSEE

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