Arrondissements of the Nord department

There are 6 arrondissements in the Nord department. The French departments, and in other countries, are divided into arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts (in some cases, as boroughs). The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture.

If the prefecture (capital) of the department is in an arrondissement, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture.

Arrondissements are further divided into communes.

The arrondissements of the Nord department are:

Arrondissements of the Nord department

INSEE code	Arrondissement	Capital	Population (2014)	Area (km²)	Density (Inh./km²)	Communes
591	Avesnes-sur-Helpe	Avesnes-sur-Helpe	231,727	1,407.5	164.6	151
592	Cambrai	Cambrai	163,065	901.6	180.9	116
593	Douai	Douai	246,595	476.6	517.4	64
594	Dunkirk	Dunkirk	378,499	1,442.7	262.4	111
595	Lille	Lille	1,232,513	879.5	1,401.4	124
596	Valenciennes	Valenciennes	351,073	634.8	553.0	82

History

Since its creation, the Nord department has had few changes:

• 1790 : creation of the department with eight districts: Avesnes, Bergues, Cambrai, Douai, Hazebrouck, Lille, Le Quesnoy and Valenciennes; the capital was Douai.
• 1800 : creation of six arrondissements: Avesnes, Bergues, Cambrai, Cassel, Douai and Lille.
• 1803 : the capital of the department was moved from Douai to Lille and the subprefecture of Bergues was moved to Dunkirk.
• 1824 : the arrondissement of Valenciennes was created.
• 1857 : the subprefecture of Cassel was moved to Hazebrouck.
• 1926 : the arrondissement of Hazebrouck was eliminated.
• 1962 : the name of the commune Avesnes was changed to Avesnes-sur-Helpe.

Arrondissements Of The Nord Department Media

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  Map of arrondissements of the Nord department.

Related pages

• List of arrondissements of France