The arrondissement of Laon is an arrondissement of France, in the Aisne department, Hauts-de-France region. Its capital, and the Prefecture of the department, is the city of Laon.

History
When the Aisne department was created on 1800, the arrondissement of Laon was part of that original department.

Geography
The arrondissement of Laon is the central arrondissement of the Aisne department. It is bordered to the northwest by the Saint-Quentin arrondissement, to the northeast by the Vervins arrondissement, to the east by the Ardennes department, to the southeast by the Marne department, to the south by the Soissons arrondissement, to the southwest by the Oise department and to the northwest by the Somme department.

The arrondissement of Laon is the largest arrondissement of the department both in area, , and in population (165,489 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.

The cantons of the arrondissement of Laon are:

 Chauny (0203)
 Fère-en-Tardenois (0205) (partly)
 Guignicourt (0206)
 Laon-1 (0209)
 Laon-2 (0210)
 Marle (0211) (partly)
 Tergnier (0218)
 Vervins (0219) (partly)
 Vic-sur-Aisne (0220) (partly))

Communes
The arrondissement of Laon has 244 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

 Abbécourt (02001) 
 Achery (02002) 
 Agnicourt-et-Séchelles (02004) 
 Aguilcourt (02005) 
 Aizelles (02007) 
 Amifontaine (02013) 
 Amigny-Rouy (02014) 
 Andelain (02016) 
 Anguilcourt-le-Sart (02017) 
 Anizy-le-Château (02018) 
 Arrancy (02024) 
 Assis-sur-Serre (02027) 
 Athies-sous-Laon (02028) 
 Aubigny-en-Laonnois (02033) 
 Aulnois-sous-Laon (02037) 
 Autremencourt (02039) 
 Autreville (02041) 
 Barenton-Bugny (02046) 
 Barenton-Cel (02047) 
 Barenton-sur-Serre (02048) 
 Barisis-aux-Bois (02049) 
 Bassoles-Aulers (02052) 
 Beaumont-en-Beine (02056) 
 Beaurieux (02058) 
 Beautor (02059) 
 Berrieux (02072) 
 Berry-au-Bac (02073) 
 Bertaucourt-Epourdon (02074) 
 Bertricourt (02076) 
 Besmé (02078) 
 Besny-et-Loizy (02080) 
 Béthancourt-en-Vaux (02081) 
 Bièvres (02088) 
 Bichancourt (02086) 
 Blérancourt (02093) 
 Bois-lès-Pargny (02096) 
 Boncourt (02097) 
 Bosmont-sur-Serre (02101) 
 Bouconville-Vauclair (02102) 
 Bouffignereux (02104) 
 Bourg-et-Comin (02106) 
 Bourguignon-sous-Coucy (02107) 
 Bourguignon-sous-Montbavin (02108) 
 Brancourt-en-Laonnois (02111) 
 Braye-en-Laonnois (02115) 
 Brie (02122) 
 Bruyères-et-Montbérault (02128) 
 Bucy-lès-Cerny (02132) 
 Bucy-lès-Pierrepont (02133) 
 Caillouël-Crépigny (02139) 
 Camelin (02140) 
 Caumont (02145) 
 Cerny-en-Laonnois (02150) 
 Cerny-lès-Bucy (02151) 
 Cessières (02153) 
 Chaillevois (02155) 
 Chalandry (02156) 
 Chambry (02157) 
 Chamouille (02158) 
 Champs (02159) 
 Charmes (02165) 
 Châtillon-lès-Sons (02169) 
 Chaudardes (02171) 
 Chauny (02173) 
 Chérêt (02177) 
 Chermizy-Ailles (02178) 
 Chéry-lès-Pouilly (02180) 
 Chevregny (02183) 
 Chivres-en-Laonnois (02189) 
 Chivy-lès-Étouvelles (02191) 
 Cilly (02194) 
 Clacy-et-Thierret (02196) 
 Colligis-Crandelain (02205) 
 Commenchon (02207) 
 Concevreux (02208) 
 Condé-sur-Suippe (02211) 
 Condren (02212) 
 Corbeny (02215) 
 Coucy-lès-Eppes (02218) 
 Coucy-la-Ville (02219) 
 Coucy-le-Château-Auffrique (02217) 
 Courbes (02222) 
 Courtrizy-et-Fussigny (02229) 
 Couvron-et-Aumencourt (02231) 
 Crécy-au-Mont (02236) 
 Crécy-sur-Serre (02237) 
 Crépy (02238) 
 Craonne (02234) 
 Craonnelle (02235) 
 Cuirieux (02248) 
 Cuiry-lès-Chaudardes (02250) 
 Cuissy-et-Geny (02252) 
 Danizy (02260) 
 Dercy (02261) 
 Deuillet (02262) 
 Ébouleau (02274) 
 Eppes (02282) 
 Erlon (02283) 
 Étouvelles (02294) 
 Évergnicourt (02299) 
 Faucoucourt (02301) 
 La Fère (02304) 
 Festieux (02309) 
 Folembray (02318) 
 Fourdrain (02329) 
 Fresnes (02333) 
 Fressancourt (02335) 
 Frières-Faillouël (02336) 
 Froidmont-Cohartille (02338) 
 Gizy (02346) 
 Goudelancourt-lès-Berrieux (02349) 
 Goudelancourt-lès-Pierrepont (02350) 
 Grandlup-et-Fay (02353) 
 Guignicourt (02360) 
 Guivry (02362) 
 Guny (02363) 
 Guyencourt (02364) 
 Jumencourt (02395) 
 Jumigny (02396) 
 Juvincourt-et-Damary (02399) 
 Landricourt (02406) 
 Laniscourt (02407) 
 Laon (02408) 
 Lappion (02409) 
 Laval-en-Laonnois (02413) 
 Leuilly-sous-Coucy (02423) 
 Lierval (02429) 
 Liesse-Notre-Dame (02430) 
 Liez (02431) 
 Lizy (02434) 
 Lor (02440) 
 Mâchecourt (02448) 
 Maizy (02453) 
 La Malmaison (02454) 
 Manicamp (02456) 
 Marchais (02457) 
 Marcy-sous-Marle (02460) 
 Marest-Dampcourt (02461) 
 Marle (02468) 
 Martigny-Courpierre (02471) 
 Mauregny-en-Haye (02472)  
 Mayot (02473)  
 Mennessis (02474) 
 Menneville (02475) 
 Merlieux-et-Fouquerolles (02478)  
 Mesbrecourt-Richecourt (02480)  
 Meurival (02482) 
 Missy-lès-Pierrepont (02486) 
 Molinchart (02489) 
 Monceau-lès-Leups (02492) 
 Monceau-le-Waast (02493) 
 Mons-en-Laonnois (02497) 
 Montaigu (02498) 
 Montbavin (02499) 
 Montchâlons (02501)  
 Monthenault (02508) 
 Montigny-le-Franc (02513) 
 Montigny-sous-Marle (02516) 
 Montigny-sur-Crécy (02517) 
 Mortiers (02529) 
 Moulins (02530) 
 Moussy-Verneuil (02531) 
 Muscourt (02534) 
 Neufchâtel-sur-Aisne (02541) 
 Neuflieux (02542) 
 La Neuville-Bosmont (02545) 
 La Neuville-en-Beine (02546) 
 Neuville-sur-Ailette (02550) 
 Nizy-le-Comte (02553) 
 Nouvion-et-Catillon (02559) 
 Nouvion-le-Comte (02560) 
 Nouvion-le-Vineux (02561) 
 Œuilly (02565) 
 Ognes (02566) 
 Orainville (02572) 
 Orgeval (02573) 
 Oulches-la-Vallée-Foulon (02578) 
 Paissy (02582) 
 Pancy-Courtecon (02583) 
 Parfondru (02587) 
 Pargnan (02588) 
 Pargny-les-Bois (02591) 
 Pierremande (02599) 
 Pierrepont (02600) 
 Pignicourt (02601) 
 Pinon (02602) 
 Ployart-et-Vaurseine (02609) 
 Pont-Saint-Mard (02616) 
 Pontavert (02613) 
 Pouilly-sur-Serre (02617) 
 Prémontré (02619) 
 Presles-et-Thierny (02621) 
 Prouvais (02626) 
 Proviseux-et-Plesnoy (02627) 
 Quierzy (02631) 
 Quincy-Basse (02632) 
 Remies (02638) 
 Rogécourt (02651) 
 Roucy (02656) 
 Royaucourt-et-Chailvet (02661) 
 Saint-Aubin (02671) 
 Sainte-Croix (02675) 
 Sainte-Preuve (02690) 
 Saint-Erme-Outre-et-Ramecourt (02676) 
 Saint-Gobain (02680) 
 Saint-Nicolas-aux-Bois (02685) 
 Saint-Paul-aux-Bois (02686) 
 Saint-Pierremont (02689) 
 Saint-Thomas (02696) 
 Samoussy (02697) 
 Selens (02704) 
 La Selve (02705) 
 Septvaux (02707) 
 Servais (02716) 
 Sinceny (02719) 
 Sissonne (02720) 
 Sons-et-Ronchères (02727) 
 Suzy (02733) 
 Tavaux-et-Pontséricourt (02737) 
 Tergnier (02738) 
 Thiernu (02742) 
 Toulis-et-Attencourt (02745) 
 Travecy (02746) 
 Trosly-Loire (02750) 
 Trucy (02751) 
 Ugny-le-Gay (02754) 
 Urcel (02755) 
 Variscourt (02761) 
 Vassogne (02764) 
 Vaucelles-et-Beffecourt (02765) 
 Vauxaillon (02768) 
 Vendresse-Beaulne (02778) 
 Verneuil-sous-Coucy (02786) 
 Verneuil-sur-Serre (02787) 
 Versigny (02788) 
 Vesles-et-Caumont (02790) 
 Veslud (02791) 
 La Ville-aux-Bois-lès-Pontavert (02803) 
 Villequier-Aumont (02807) 
 Viry-Noureuil (02820) 
 Vivaise (02821) 
 Vorges (02824) 
 Voyenne (02827) 
 Wissignicourt (02834)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Aisne department
 List of arrondissements of France

References

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