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Arrondissement of Saint-Quentin
Arrondissement of France
Saint-Quentin in Aisne
Saint-Quentin in Aisne
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Aisne
Communes 126
Subprefecture Saint-Quentin
INSEE code 023
Area
 • Total 1,071.2 km2 (413.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total 130,918
 • Density 122.216/km2 (316.539/sq mi)

The arrondissement of Saint-Quentin is an arrondissement of France, in the Aisne department, Hauts-de-France region. Its capital is the city of Saint-Quentin.

History

When the Aisne department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Saint-Quentin was part of that original department.

Geography

The arrondissement of Saint-Quentin is in the northwest of the Aisne department. It is bordered to the north by the Nord department, to the east by the Vervins arrondissement, to the south by the Laon arrondissement and to the west by the Somme department.

The arrondissement of Saint-Quentin is the smallest arrondissement of the department in area, 1,071.2 km2 (413.6 sq mi), but is the second in population (130,918 inhabitants).

Composition

Cantons

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

All the cantons of the arrondissement of Saint-Quentin have their communes in the arrondissement; they are:

  1. Bohain-en-Vermandois (0201)
  2. Ribemont (0212)
  3. Saint-Quentin-1 (0213)
  4. Saint-Quentin-2 (0214)
  5. Saint-Quentin-3 (0215)

Communes

The arrondissement of Saint-Quentin has 126 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

  1. Alaincourt (02009)
  2. Annois (02019)
  3. Artemps (02025)
  4. Attilly (02029)
  5. Aubencheul-aux-Bois (02030)
  6. Aubigny-aux-Kaisnes (02032)
  7. Beaurevoir (02057)
  8. Beauvois-en-Vermandois (02060)
  9. Becquigny (02061)
  10. Bellenglise (02063)
  11. Bellicourt (02065)
  12. Benay (02066)
  13. Berthenicourt (02075)
  14. Bohain-en-Vermandois (02095)
  15. Bony (02100)
  16. Brancourt-le-Grand (02112)
  17. Bray-Saint-Christophe (02117)
  18. Brissay-Choigny (02123)
  19. Brissy-Hamégicourt (02124)
  20. Castres (02142)
  21. Caulaincourt (02144)
  22. Cerizy (02149)
  23. Chevresis-Monceau (02184)
  24. Châtillon-sur-Oise (02170)
  25. Clastres (02199)
  26. Contescourt (02214)
  27. Croix-Fonsomme (02240)
  28. Cugny (02246)
  29. Dallon (02257)
  30. Douchy (02270)
  31. Dury (02273)
  32. Essigny-le-Grand (02287)
  33. Essigny-le-Petit (02288)
  34. Estrées (02291)
  35. Fayet (02303)
  36. Fieulaine (02310)
  37. Flavy-le-Martel (02315)
  38. Fluquières (02317)
  39. Fonsommes (02319)
  40. Fontaine-Notre-Dame (02322)
  41. Fontaine-Uterte (02323)
  42. Fontaine-lès-Clercs (02320)
  43. Foreste (02327)
  44. Francilly-Selency (02330)
  45. Fresnoy-le-Grand (02334)
  46. Gauchy (02340)
  47. Germaine (02343)
  48. Gibercourt (02345)
  49. Gouy (02352)
  50. Gricourt (02355)
  51. Grugies (02359)
  52. Happencourt (02367)
  53. Hargicourt (02370)
  54. Harly (02371)
  55. Hinacourt (02380)
  56. Holnon (02382)
  57. Homblières (02383)
  58. Itancourt (02387)
  59. Jeancourt (02390)
  60. Joncourt (02392)
  61. Jussy (02397)
  62. La Ferté-Chevresis (02306)
  63. Lanchy (02402)
  64. Le Catelet (02143)
  65. Le Verguier (02782)
  66. Lehaucourt (02374)
  67. Lempire (02417)
  68. Lesdins (02420)
  69. Levergies (02426)
  70. Ly-Fontaine (02446)
  71. Magny-la-Fosse (02451)
  72. Maissemy (02452)
  73. Marcy (02459)
  74. Mesnil-Saint-Laurent (02481)
  75. Mont-d'Origny (02503)
  76. Montbrehain (02500)
  77. Montescourt-Lizerolles (02504)
  78. Montigny-en-Arrouaise (02511)
  79. Morcourt (02525)
  80. Moÿ-de-l'Aisne (02532)
  81. Mézières-sur-Oise (02483)
  82. Nauroy (02539)
  83. Neuville-Saint-Amand (02549)
  84. Neuvillette (02552)
  85. Ollezy (02570)
  86. Omissy (02571)
  87. Origny-Sainte-Benoite (02575)
  88. Parpeville (02592)
  89. Pithon (02604)
  90. Pleine-Selve (02605)
  91. Pontru (02614)
  92. Pontruet (02615)
  93. Prémont (02618)
  94. Ramicourt (02635)
  95. Regny (02636)
  96. Remaucourt (02637)
  97. Remigny (02639)
  98. Renansart (02640)
  99. Ribemont (02648)
  100. Roupy (02658)
  101. Rouvroy (02659)
  102. Saint-Quentin (02691)
  103. Saint-Simon (02694)
  104. Savy (02702)
  105. Seboncourt (02703)
  106. Sequehart (02708)
  107. Serain (02709)
  108. Seraucourt-le-Grand (02710)
  109. Sissy (02721)
  110. Sommette-Eaucourt (02726)
  111. Surfontaine (02732)
  112. Séry-lès-Mézières (02717)
  113. Thenelles (02741)
  114. Trefcon (02747)
  115. Tugny-et-Pont (02752)
  116. Urvillers (02756)
  117. Vaux-en-Vermandois (02772)
  118. Vendelles (02774)
  119. Vendeuil (02775)
  120. Vendhuile (02776)
  121. Vermand (02785)
  122. Villeret (02808)
  123. Villers-Saint-Christophe (02815)
  124. Villers-le-Sec (02813)
  125. Étaves-et-Bocquiaux (02293)
  126. Étreillers (02296)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		 Commune Population
(2014)		 Canton Intercommunality
02691 Saint-Quentin 55,878 Saint-Quentin-1, Saint-Quentin-2,
Saint-Quentin-3		 CA du Saint-Quentinois
02095 Bohain-en-Vermandois 5,659 Bohain-en-Vermandois Pays du Vermandois
02340 Gauchy 5,343 Saint-Quentin-3 CA du Saint-Quentinois
02334 Fresnoy-le-Grand 2,973 Bohain-en-Vermandois Pays du Vermandois
02648 Ribemont 1,968 Ribemont Val de l'Oise
02575 Origny-Sainte-Benoite 1,717 Ribemont Val de l'Oise
02504 Montescourt-Lizerolles 1,669 Ribemont CA du Saint-Quentinois
02371 Harly 1,661 Saint-Quentin-3 CA du Saint-Quentinois
02315 Flavy-le-Martel 1,659 Ribemont CA du Saint-Quentinois
02383 Homblières 1,492 Saint-Quentin-3 CA du Saint-Quentinois

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