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.
When the Aisne department was created on 1800, the "arrondissement" of Laon was part of that original department.
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).
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:
The "arrondissement" of Laon has 244 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
Arrondissement of Saint-Quentin
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.
When the Aisne department was created on 1800, the "arrondissement" of Saint-Quentin was part of that original department.
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, , but is the second in population (130,918 inhabitants).
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:
The "arrondissement" of Saint-Quentin has 126 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
Arrondissement of Soissons
The arrondissement of Soissons is an arrondissement of France, in the Aisne department, Hauts-de-France region. Its capital is the city of Soissons.
When the Aisne department was created on 1800, the "arrondissement" of Soissons was part of that original department.
The "arrondissement" of Soissons is in the central part of the Aisne department. It is bordered to the north by the Laon "arrondissement", to the east by the Marne department, to the south by the Château-Thierry "arrondissement" and to the west by the Oise department.
The "arrondissement" of Soissons has an area of and a population of 103,840 inhabitants.
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 Soissons are:
The "arrondissement" of Soissons has 166 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
Arrondissement of Vervins
The arrondissement of Vervins is an arrondissement of France, in the Aisne department, Hauts-de-France region. Its capital is the city of Vervins.
When the Aisne department was created on 1800, the "arrondissement" of Vervins was part of that original department.
The "arrondissement" of Vervins is in the northeast of the Aisne department. It is bordered to the north by the Nord department, to the northeast by Belgium (), to the east by the Ardennes department, to the south by the Laon "arrondissement" and to the west by the Saint-Quentin "arrondissement".
The "arrondissement" of Vervins has an area of . It is the "arrondissement" of Aisne with fewest people living in it, 66,348 inhabitants.
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 Vervins are:
The "arrondissement" of Vervins has 130 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are:
Dhuys-et-Morin-en-Brie
Dhuys-et-Morin-en-Brie is a commune in the Aisne department of northern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of Artonges, La Celle-sous-Montmirail, Fontenelle-en-Brie and Marchais-en-Brie.
The town hall is in Marchais-en-Brie.
The "commune" of Dhuys-et-Morin-en-Brie gets is name from:
Dhuys-et-Morin-en-Brie is in the southern part of the Aisne department at to the south of Laon, the prefecture of the department, and at to the southeast of Château-Thierry, the subprefecture of the "arrondissement".
It has an area of with an altitude of .
The "commune" is formed by:
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The effect was discovered by American psychologist Celeste McCollough in 1965.
Vallées-en-Champagne
Vallées-en-Champagne is a commune in the Aisne department of northern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2016 and consists of the former communes of Baulne-en-Brie, La Chapelle-Monthodon and Saint-Agnan.
The town hall is in Baulne-en-Brie.
Vallées-en-Champagne is in the southeastern part of the Aisne department, on the border with the Marne department, at to the south of Laon, the prefecture of the department, and at to the southeast of Château-Thierry, the subprefecture of the "arrondissement".
It has an area of with an altitude of .
The "commune" is formed by:
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