Arrondissement of Valenciennes

Arrondissement in Hauts-de-France, France

Valenciennes

Arrondissement

Location within the region Hauts-de-France

Country| France
Region| Hauts-de-France
Department| Nord
No. of communes| 82
Subprefecture| Valenciennes
Area

| 634.8 km2 (245.1 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[1]

| 350,643
• Density| 552/km2 (1,430/sq mi)
INSEE code| 596

The arrondissement of Valenciennes is an arrondissement of France in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 82 communes.[2] Its population is 351,260 (2016), and its area is 634.8 km2 (245.1 sq mi).[3]

## Composition

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The communes of the arrondissement of Valenciennes, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

1. Abscon (59002)
2. Anzin (59014)
3. Artres (59019)
4. Aubry-du-Hainaut (59027)
5. Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes (59032)
6. Avesnes-le-Sec (59038)
7. Bellaing (59064)
8. Beuvrages (59079)
9. Bouchain (59092)
10. Bousignies (59100)
11. Brillon (59109)
12. Bruay-sur-l'Escaut (59112)
13. Bruille-Saint-Amand (59114)
14. Château-l'Abbaye (59144)
15. Condé-sur-l'Escaut (59153)
16. Crespin (59160)
17. Curgies (59166)
18. Denain (59172)
19. Douchy-les-Mines (59179)
20. Émerchicourt (59192)
21. Escaudain (59205)
22. Escautpont (59207)
23. Estreux (59215)
24. Famars (59221)
25. Flines-lès-Mortagne (59238)
26. Fresnes-sur-Escaut (59253)
27. Hasnon (59284)
28. Haspres (59285)
29. Haulchin (59288)
30. Haveluy (59292)
31. Hélesmes (59297)
32. Hergnies (59301)
33. Hérin (59302)
34. Hordain (59313)
35. Lecelles (59335)
36. Lieu-Saint-Amand (59348)
37. Lourches (59361)
38. Maing (59369)
39. Marly (59383)
40. Marquette-en-Ostrevant (59387)
41. Mastaing (59391)
42. Maulde (59393)
43. Millonfosse (59403)
44. Monchaux-sur-Écaillon (59407)
45. Mortagne-du-Nord (59418)
46. Neuville-sur-Escaut (59429)
47. Nivelle (59434)
48. Noyelles-sur-Selle (59440)
49. Odomez (59444)
50. Oisy (59446)
51. Onnaing (59447)
52. Petite-Forêt (59459)
53. Préseau (59471)
54. Prouvy (59475)
55. Quarouble (59479)
56. Quérénaing (59480)
57. Quiévrechain (59484)
58. Raismes (59491)
59. Rœulx (59504)
60. Rombies-et-Marchipont (59505)
61. Rosult (59511)
62. Rouvignies (59515)
63. Rumegies (59519)
64. Saint-Amand-les-Eaux (59526)
65. Saint-Aybert (59530)
66. Saint-Saulve (59544)
67. Sars-et-Rosières (59554)
68. Saultain (59557)
69. Sebourg (59559)
70. La Sentinelle (59564)
71. Thiant (59589)
72. Thivencelle (59591)
73. Thun-Saint-Amand (59594)
74. Trith-Saint-Léger (59603)
75. Valenciennes (59606)
76. Verchain-Maugré (59610)
77. Vicq (59613)
78. Vieux-Condé (59616)
79. Wallers (59632)
80. Wasnes-au-Bac (59645)
81. Wavrechain-sous-Denain (59651)
82. Wavrechain-sous-Faulx (59652)

## History

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The arrondissement of Valenciennes was created in 1800.[4]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Valenciennes were, as of January 2015:[5]

1. Anzin
2. Bouchain
3. Condé-sur-l'Escaut
4. Denain
5. Saint-Amand-les-Eaux-Rive droite
6. Saint-Amand-les-Eaux-Rive gauche
7. Valenciennes-Est
8. Valenciennes-Nord
9. Valenciennes-Sud

## References

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1. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
2. ^ a b "Arrondissement de Valenciennes (596)". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019". INSEE. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
4. ^ Historique du Nord
5. ^ Populations légales 2012: 59 Nord, INSEE

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