Arrondissement of Cambrai

The arrondissement of Cambrai is an arrondissement of France, in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France region. Its capital is the city of Cambrai.

Location within the region Hauts-de-France
Location within the region Hauts-de-France
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
No. of communes116
SubprefectureCambrai
Area
901.6 km2 (348.1 sq mi)
INSEE code592

History

When the Nord department was created on 1790, the arrondissement of Cambrai was part of that original department.[1]

Geography

The arrondissement of Cambrai is in the southwest of the Nord department. It borders with the Douai arrondissement to the northwest, the Valenciennes arrondissement to the north, the Avesnes-sur-Helpe arrondissement to the east, the Aisne department to the south, the Somme department to the southwest and the Pas-de-Calais to the west.

The arrondissement of Cambrai has an area of 901.6 km2 (348.1 sq mi),[2] and a population of 163,065 inhabitants for a population density of 180.9 inhabitants/km2.[3]

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[4] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

The cantons in the arrondissement of Cambrai are:

Communes

The arrondissement of Cambrai has 116 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes[5]

  1. Abancourt (59001)
  2. Anneux (59010)
  3. Aubencheul-au-Bac (59023)
  4. Avesnes-les-Aubert (59037)
  5. Awoingt (59039)
  6. Banteux (59047)
  7. Bantigny (59048)
  8. Bantouzelle (59049)
  9. Bazuel (59055)
  10. Beaumont-en-Cambrésis (59059)
  11. Beaurain (59060)
  12. Beauvois-en-Cambrésis (59063)
  13. Bermerain (59069)
  14. Bertry (59074)
  15. Blécourt (59085)
  16. Boursies (59097)
  17. Boussières-en-Cambrésis (59102)
  18. Briastre (59108)
  19. Busigny (59118)
  20. Béthencourt (59075)
  21. Bévillers (59081)
  22. Cagnoncles (59121)
  23. Cambrai (59122)
  24. Cantaing-sur-Escaut (59125)
  25. Capelle (59127)
  26. Carnières (59132)
  27. Le Cateau-Cambrésis (59136)
  28. Catillon-sur-Sambre (59137)
  29. Cattenières (59138)
  30. Caudry (59139)
  31. Caullery (59140)
  32. Cauroir (59141)
  33. Clary (59149)
  34. Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut (59161)
  35. Cuvillers (59167)
  36. Dehéries (59171)
  37. Doignies (59176)
  38. Élincourt (59191)
  39. Escarmain (59204)
  40. Escaudœuvres (59206)
  41. Esnes (59209)
  42. Estourmel (59213)
  43. Estrun (59219)
  44. Eswars (59216)
  45. Flesquières (59236)
  46. Fontaine-Notre-Dame (59244)
  47. Fontaine-au-Pire (59243)
  48. Fressies (59255)
  49. Gonnelieu (59267)
  50. Gouzeaucourt (59269)
  51. Haucourt-en-Cambrésis (59287)
  52. Haussy (59289)
  53. Haynecourt (59294)
  54. Hem-Lenglet (59300)
  55. Honnechy (59311)
  56. Honnecourt-sur-Escaut (59312)
  57. Inchy (59321)
  58. Iwuy (59322)
  59. La Groise (59274)
  60. Les Rues-des-Vignes (59517)
  61. Lesdain (59341)
  62. Ligny-en-Cambrésis (59349)
  63. Malincourt (59372)
  64. Marcoing (59377)
  65. Maretz (59382)
  66. Masnières (59389)
  67. Maurois (59394)
  68. Mazinghien (59395)
  69. Mœuvres (59405)
  70. Montay (59412)
  71. Montigny-en-Cambrésis (59413)
  72. Montrécourt (59415)
  73. Naves (59422)
  74. Neuville-Saint-Rémy (59428)
  75. Neuvilly (59430)
  76. Niergnies (59432)
  77. Noyelles-sur-Escaut (59438)
  78. Ors (59450)
  79. Paillencourt (59455)
  80. Pommereuil (59465)
  81. Proville (59476)
  82. Quiévy (59485)
  83. Raillencourt-Sainte-Olle (59488)
  84. Ramillies (59492)
  85. Rejet-de-Beaulieu (59496)
  86. Reumont (59498)
  87. Ribécourt-la-Tour (59500)
  88. Rieux-en-Cambrésis (59502)
  89. Romeries (59506)
  90. Rumilly-en-Cambrésis (59520)
  91. Sailly-lez-Cambrai (59521)
  92. Saint-Aubert (59528)
  93. Saint-Benin (59531)
  94. Saint-Hilaire-lez-Cambrai (59533)
  95. Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon (59537)
  96. Saint-Python (59541)
  97. Saint-Souplet (59545)
  98. Saint-Vaast-en-Cambrésis (59547)
  99. Sancourt (59552)
  100. Saulzoir (59558)
  101. Solesmes (59571)
  102. Sommaing (59575)
  103. Séranvillers-Forenville (59567)
  104. Thun-Saint-Martin (59595)
  105. Thun-l'Évêque (59593)
  106. Tilloy-lez-Cambrai (59597)
  107. Troisvilles (59604)
  108. Vendegies-sur-Écaillon (59608)
  109. Vertain (59612)
  110. Viesly (59614)
  111. Villers-Guislain (59623)
  112. Villers-Outréaux (59624)
  113. Villers-Plouich (59625)
  114. Villers-en-Cauchies (59622)
  115. Walincourt-Selvigny (59631)
  116. Wambaix (59635)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code
Commune Population[3]
(2014)
Canton Intercommunality
59122 Cambrai 32,897 Cambrai CA de Cambrai
59139 Caudry 15,073 Caudry Le Caudrésis et du Catésis
59136 Le Cateau-Cambrésis 7,146 Le Cateau-Cambrésis Le Caudrésis et du Catésis
59571 Solesmes 4,450 Caudry Le Pays Solesmois
59428 Neuville-Saint-Rémy 3,871 Cambrai CA de Cambrai
59037 Avesnes-les-Aubert 3,621 Caudry Le Caudrésis et du Catésis
59322 Iwuyl 3,307 Caudry CA de Cambrai
59206 Escaudoeuvres 3,302 Cambrai CA de Cambrai
59476 Proville 3,169 Cambrai CA de Cambrai
59389 Masnières 2,677 Le Cateau-Cambrésis CA de Cambrai
59118 Busigny 2,513 Le Cateau-Cambrésis Le Caudrésis et du Catésis

Related pages

References

  1. "Historique du Nord". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 9 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. "Arrondissement de Cambrai (592)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 9 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 9 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. "Décret n° 2014-167 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Nord" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 9 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. "Arrondissement de Cambrai (592)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 9 November 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

Coordinates: 50°10′00″N 3°14′00″E / 50.1667°N 3.2333°E / 50.1667; 3.2333