Arrondissements of the Aisne department

The 5 arrondissements of the Aisne department are:[1]

  1. Arrondissement of Château-Thierry, (subprefecture: Château-Thierry) with 108 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 71,417 in 2016.
  2. Arrondissement of Laon, (prefecture of the Aisne department: Laon) with 240 communes.[2] The population of the arrondissement was 157,371 in 2016.
  3. Arrondissement of Saint-Quentin, (subprefecture: Saint-Quentin, Aisne) with 126 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 129,028 in 2016.
  4. Arrondissement of Soissons, (subprefecture: Soissons) with 166 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 107,744 in 2016.
  5. Arrondissement of Vervins, (subprefecture: Vervins) with 160 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 72,157 in 2016.
Map of Aisne's arrondissements

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Laon, Château-Thierry, Saint-Quentin, Soissons and Vervins were established. The arrondissement of Château-Thierry was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1942.[3]

The borders of the arrondissements of Aisne were modified in January 2017:[4]

  • 10 communes from the arrondissement of Château-Thierry to the arrondissement of Soissons
  • three communes from the arrondissement of Laon to the arrondissement of Soissons
  • 30 communes from the arrondissement of Laon to the arrondissement of Vervins
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References
  1. "Populations légales 2016" (PDF). INSEE. December 2018. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  2. "Arrondissement de Laon (022)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  3. Historique de l'Aisne
  4. "Arrêté préfectoral, 20 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 3–12. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
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