The arrondissement of Cambrai is an arrondissement of France, in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France region. Its capital is the city of Cambrai.
History
When the Nord department was created on 1790, the arrondissement of Cambrai was part of that original department.[2]
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),[3] and a population of 163,065 inhabitants for a population density of 180.9 inhabitants/km2.[4]
Composition
Cantons
After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[5] 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)ː[6]
The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:
INSEE code |
Commune |
Population[4] (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
|
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References
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