The arrondissement of Carcassonne is an arrondissement of France in the Occitanie region.  It is part of the Aude département. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Carcassonne.

History
When the Aude department was created on 17 February 1800, the arrondissement of Carcassonne was part of that original department.

Geography
It is the largest in area of the arrondissements of the department, with an area of , and the one with more people living in it with 161,442 inhabitants and a density of  inhabitants/km².

The arrondissement of Carcassonne covers the northwestern part of the Aude department; it is surrounded by departments of the Occitanie region and is bordered to the north by the Tarn department, to the northeast by the Hérault department, to the east by the arrondissement of Narbonne, to the south by the Pyrénées-Orientales department, to the southwest by the arrondissement of Limoux, to the west by the Ariège department and to the northwest by the Haute-Garonne department.

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.

In the arrondissement of Carcassonne, there are 7 cantons whose communes are in the arrondissement but 3 that have communes in other arrondissements,  as can be seen in the following table:

Communes
The arrondissement of Carcassonne has 207 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

 Aigues-Vives (11001)
 Airoux (11002)
 Alairac (11005)
 Albières (11007)
 Alzonne (11009)
 Aragon (11011)
 Arquettes-en-Val (11016)
 Arzens (11018)
 Auriac (11020)
 Azille (11022)
 Badens (11023)
 Bagnoles (11025)
 Baraigne (11026)
 Barbaira (11027)
 Belflou (11030)
 Belpech (11033)
 Berriac (11037)
 Blomac (11042)
 Bouilhonnac (11043)
 Bouisse (11044)
 Bram (11049)
 Brousses-et-Villaret (11052)
 Cabrespine (11056)
 Cahuzac (11057)
 Capendu (11068)
 Carcassonne (11069)
 Carlipa (11070)
 Castans (11075)
 Castelnaudary (11076)
 Caudebronde (11079)
 Caunes-Minervois (11081)
 Caunettes-en-Val (11083)
 Caux-et-Sauzens (11084)
 Cavanac (11085)
 Cazalrenoux (11087)
 Cazilhac (11088)
 Cenne-Monestiés (11089)
 Citou (11092)
 Comigne (11095)
 Conques-sur-Orbiel (11099)
 Couffoulens (11102)
 Cumiès (11114)
 Cuxac-Cabardès (11115)
 Davejean (11117)
 Dernacueillette (11118)
 Douzens (11122)
 Fajac-en-Val (11133)
 Fajac-la-Relenque (11134)
 Fanjeaux (11136)
 Fendeille (11138)
 Floure (11146)
 Fonters-du-Razès (11149)
 Fontiers-Cabardès (11150)
 Fontiès-d'Aude (11151)
 Fournes-Cabardès (11154)
 Fraisse-Cabardès (11156)
 Félines-Termenès (11137)
 Gaja-la-Selve (11159)
 Generville (11162)
 Gourvieille (11166)
 Issel (11175)
 La Cassaigne (11072)
 La Force (11153)
 La Louvière-Lauragais (11208)
 La Pomarède (11292)
 La Redorte (11190)
 La Tourette-Cabardès (11391)
 Labastide-Esparbairenque (11180)
 Labastide-d'Anjou (11178)
 Labastide-en-Val (11179)
 Labécède-Lauragais (11181)
 Lacombe (11182)
 Lafage (11184)
 Lagrasse (11185)
 Lairière (11186)
 Lanet (11187)
 Laprade (11189)
 Laroque-de-Fa (11191)
 Lasbordes (11192)
 Lastours (11194)
 Laurabuc (11195)
 Laurac (11196)
 Laure-Minervois (11198)
 Lavalette (11199)
 Les Brunels (11054)
 Les Cassés (11074)
 Les Ilhes (11174)
 Les Martys (11221)
 Lespinassière (11200)
 Leuc (11201)
 Limousis (11205)
 Malves-en-Minervois (11215)
 Marquein (11218)
 Marseillette (11220)
 Mas-Cabardès (11222)
 Mas-Saintes-Puelles (11225)
 Mas-des-Cours (11223)
 Massac (11224)
 Mayreville (11226)
 Mayronnes (11227)
 Miraval-Cabardes (11232)
 Mireval-Lauragais (11234)
 Molandier (11236)
 Molleville (11238)
 Montauriol (11239)
 Montclar (11242)
 Montferrand (11243)
 Montirat (11248)
 Montjoi (11250)
 Montlaur (11251)
 Montmaur (11252)
 Montolieu (11253)
 Montréal (11254)
 Monze (11257)
 Moussoulens (11259)
 Mouthoumet (11260)
 Moux (11261)
 Mézerville (11231)
 Orsans (11268)
 Palairac (11271)
 Palaja (11272)
 Payra-sur-l'Hers (11275)
 Pech-Luna (11278)
 Pennautier (11279)
 Pexiora (11281)
 Peyrefitte-sur-l'Hers (11283)
 Peyrens (11284)
 Peyriac-Minervois (11286)
 Pezens (11288)
 Plaigne (11290)
 Plavilla (11291)
 Pradelles-Cabardès (11297)
 Pradelles-en-Val (11298)
 Preixan (11299)
 Puginier (11300)
 Puichéric (11301)
 Pécharic-et-le-Py (11277)
 Pépieux (11280)
 Raissac-sur-Lampy (11308)
 Ribaute (11311)
 Ribouisse (11312)
 Ricaud (11313)
 Rieux-Minervois (11315)
 Rieux-en-Val (11314)
 Roquecourbe-Minervois (11318)
 Roquefère (11319)
 Rouffiac-d'Aude (11325)
 Roullens (11327)
 Rustiques (11330)
 Saint-Amans (11331)
 Saint-Couat-d'Aude (11337)
 Saint-Denis (11339)
 Saint-Frichoux (11342)
 Saint-Gaudéric (11343)
 Saint-Julien-de-Briola (11348)
 Saint-Martin-Lalande (11356)
 Saint-Martin-des-Puits (11354)
 Saint-Martin-le-Vieil (11357)
 Saint-Michel-de-Lanès (11359)
 Saint-Papoul (11361)
 Saint-Paulet (11362)
 Saint-Pierre-des-Champs (11363)
 Saint-Sernin (11365)
 Sainte-Camelle (11334)
 Sainte-Eulalie (11340)
 Saissac (11367)
 Salles-sur-l'Hers (11371)
 Sallèles-Cabardès (11368)
 Salsigne (11372)
 Salza (11374)
 Serviès-en-Val (11378)
 Souilhanels (11382)
 Souilhe (11383)
 Soulatgé (11384)
 Soupex (11385)
 Talairan (11386)
 Taurize (11387)
 Termes (11388)
 Tournissan (11392)
 Trassanel (11395)
 Trausse (11396)
 Trèbes (11397)
 Tréville (11399)
 Ventenac-Cabardès (11404)
 Verdun-en-Lauragais (11407)
 Vignevieille (11409)
 Villalier (11410)
 Villanière (11411)
 Villar-en-Val (11414)
 Villardonnel (11413)
 Villarzel-Cabardès (11416)
 Villasavary (11418)
 Villautou (11419)
 Villedubert (11422)
 Villegailhenc (11425)
 Villegly (11426)
 Villemagne (11428)
 Villemoustaussou (11429)
 Villeneuve-Minervois (11433)
 Villeneuve-la-Comptal (11430)
 Villeneuve-lès-Montréal (11432)
 Villepinte (11434)
 Villerouge-Termenès (11435)
 Villesiscle (11438)
 Villespy (11439)
 Villesèquelande (11437)
 Villetritouls (11440)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

Related pages
 Arrondissements of the Aude department
 Communes of the Aude department
 List of arrondissements of France

References

Carcassonne
Occitanie