Arrondissement of Charleville-Mézières

The **arrondissement of Charleville-Mézières** is an arrondissement of France in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region. Its capital is the city of Charleville-Mézières.

It is the most northern of the _arrondissements_ of the department. It has an area of , the largest _arrondissement_ of the department. It is the _arrondissement_ with more people living in it, with 160,939 inhabitants and a density of  inhabitants/km².

## History

When the Ardennes department was created on 1800, the _arrondissement_ of Charleville-Mézières was part of that original department, sometimes we the name of Charleville and other times with the name of Mézières until 1966 when the two _communes_ of Charleville and Mézières were joined to form the _commune_ of Charleville-Mézières.

## Geography

The _arrondissement_ of Charleville-Mézières is bordered to the northwest and north by the Namur province (Belgium), to the northeast by the Luxembourg province (Belgium), to the east by the _arrondissement_ of Sedan, to the southeast by the _arrondissement_ of Vouziers, to the southwest by the _arrondissement_ of Rethel and to the west by the Aisne department.

### 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_.

There are 11 cantons in the _arrondissement_ of Charleville-Mézières; they are (with their INSEE codes):

1. Bogny-sur-Meuse <small>(0802)</small>
1. Charleville-Mézières-1 <small>(0804)</small>
1. Charleville-Mézières-2 <small>(0805)</small>
1. Charleville-Mézières-3 <small>(0806)</small>
1. Charleville-Mézières-4 <small>(0807)</small>
1. Givet <small>(0809)</small>
1. Nouvion-sur-Meuse <small>(0810)</small>
1. Revin <small>(0812)</small>
1. Rocroi <small>(0813)</small>
1. Signy-l'Abbaye <small>(0817)</small> (partly)
1. Villers-Semeuse <small>(0818)</small>

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Charleville-Mézières has 160 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):ː

1. Aiglemont <small>(08003)</small>
1. Anchamps <small>(08011)</small>
1. Antheny <small>(08015)</small>
1. Aouste <small>(08016)</small>
1. Arreux <small>(08022)</small>
1. Aubigny-les-Pothées <small>(08026)</small>
1. Aubrives <small>(08028)</small>
1. Auge <small>(08030)</small>
1. Auvillers-les-Forges <small>(08037)</small>
1. Balaives-et-Butz <small>(08042)</small>
1. Barbaise <small>(08047)</small>
1. Baâlons <small>(08041)</small>
1. Belval <small>(08058)</small>
1. Blanchefosse-et-Bay <small>(08069)</small>
1. Blombay <small>(08071)</small>
1. Bogny-sur-Meuse <small>(08081)</small>
1. Bossus-lès-Rumigny <small>(08073)</small>
1. Boulzicourt <small>(08076)</small>
1. Bourg-Fidèle <small>(08078)</small>
1. Boutancourt <small>(08079)</small>
1. Bouvellemont <small>(08080)</small>
1. Brognon <small>(08087)</small>
1. Cernion <small>(08094)</small>
1. Chagny <small>(08095)</small>
1. Chalandry-Elaire <small>(08096)</small>
1. Champigneul-sur-Vence <small>(08099)</small>
1. Champlin <small>(08100)</small>
1. Charleville-Mézières <small>(08105)</small>
1. Charnois <small>(08106)</small>
1. Chilly <small>(08121)</small>
1. Chooze <small>(08122)</small>
1. Clavy-Warby <small>(08124)</small>
1. Cliron <small>(08125)</small>
1. Damouzy <small>(08137)</small>
1. Deville <small>(08139)</small>
1. Dom-le-Mesnil <small>(08140)</small>
1. Dommery <small>(08141)</small>
1. Estrebay <small>(08154)</small>
1. Fagnon <small>(08162)</small>
1. Flaignes-Havys <small>(08169)</small>
1. Fligny <small>(08172)</small>
1. Flize <small>(08173)</small>
1. Foisches <small>(08175)</small>
1. Fromelennes <small>(08183)</small>
1. Fumay <small>(08185)</small>
1. Fépin <small>(08166)</small>
1. Gernelle <small>(08187)</small>
1. Gespunsart <small>(08188)</small>
1. Girondelle <small>(08189)</small>
1. Givet <small>(08190)</small>
1. Gruyères <small>(08201)</small>
1. Guignicourt-sur-Vence <small>(08203)</small>
1. Gué-d'Hossus <small>(08202)</small>
1. Ham-les-Moines <small>(08206)</small>
1. Ham-sur-Meuse <small>(08207)</small>
1. Hannappes <small>(08208)</small>
1. Hannogne-Saint-Martin <small>(08209)</small>
1. Harcy <small>(08212)</small>
1. Hargnies <small>(08214)</small>
1. Haudrecy <small>(08216)</small>
1. Haulmé <small>(08217)</small>
1. Haybes <small>(08222)</small>
1. Hierges <small>(08226)</small>
1. Houldizy <small>(08230)</small>
1. Issancourt-et-Rumel <small>(08235)</small>
1. Jandun <small>(08236)</small>
1. Joigny-sur-Meuse <small>(08237)</small>
1. L'Échelle <small>(08149)</small>
1. La Francheville <small>(08180)</small>
1. La Férée <small>(08167)</small>
1. La Grandville <small>(08199)</small>
1. La Horgne <small>(08228)</small>
1. La Neuville-aux-Joûtes <small>(08318)</small>
1. Laifour <small>(08242)</small>
1. Lalobbe <small>(08243)</small>
1. Landrichamps <small>(08247)</small>
1. Launois-sur-Vence <small>(08248)</small>
1. Laval-Morency <small>(08249)</small>
1. Le Châtelet-sur-Sormonne <small>(08110)</small>
1. Le Fréty <small>(08182)</small>
1. Les Ayvelles <small>(08040)</small>
1. Les Hautes-Rivières <small>(08218)</small>
1. Les Mazures <small>(08284)</small>
1. Liart <small>(08254)</small>
1. Logny-Bogny <small>(08257)</small>
1. Lonny <small>(08260)</small>
1. Lumes <small>(08263)</small>
1. Lépron-les-Vallées <small>(08251)</small>
1. Maranwez <small>(08272)</small>
1. Marby <small>(08273)</small>
1. Marlemont <small>(08277)</small>
1. Maubert-Fontaine <small>(08282)</small>
1. Mazerny <small>(08283)</small>
1. Mondigny <small>(08295)</small>
1. Montcornet <small>(08297)</small>
1. Montcy-Notre-Dame <small>(08298)</small>
1. Monthermé <small>(08302)</small>
1. Montigny-sur-Meuse <small>(08304)</small>
1. Montigny-sur-Vence <small>(08305)</small>
1. Murtin-et-Bogny <small>(08312)</small>
1. Neufmaison <small>(08315)</small>
1. Neufmanil <small>(08316)</small>
1. Neuville-lez-Beaulieu <small>(08319)</small>
1. Neuville-lès-This <small>(08322)</small>
1. Nouvion-sur-Meuse <small>(08327)</small>
1. Nouzonville <small>(08328)</small>
1. Omicourt <small>(08334)</small>
1. Omont <small>(08335)</small>
1. Poix-Terron <small>(08341)</small>
1. Prez <small>(08344)</small>
1. Prix-lès-Mézières <small>(08346)</small>
1. Raillicourt <small>(08352)</small>
1. Rancennes <small>(08353)</small>
1. Regniowez <small>(08355)</small>
1. Remilly-les-Pothées <small>(08358)</small>
1. Renwez <small>(08361)</small>
1. Revin <small>(08363)</small>
1. Rimogne <small>(08365)</small>
1. Rocroi <small>(08367)</small>
1. Rouvroy-sur-Audry <small>(08370)</small>
1. Rumigny <small>(08373)</small>
1. Saint-Laurent <small>(08385)</small>
1. Saint-Marceau <small>(08388)</small>
1. Saint-Marcel <small>(08389)</small>
1. Saint-Pierre-sur-Vence <small>(08395)</small>
1. Sapogne-et-Feuchères <small>(08400)</small>
1. Signy-l'Abbaye <small>(08419)</small>
1. Signy-le-Petit <small>(08420)</small>
1. Singly <small>(08422)</small>
1. Sormonne <small>(08429)</small>
1. Sury <small>(08432)</small>
1. Sécheval <small>(08408)</small>
1. Sévigny-la-Forêt <small>(08417)</small>
1. Taillette <small>(08436)</small>
1. Tarzy <small>(08440)</small>
1. Thilay <small>(08448)</small>
1. Thin-le-Moutier <small>(08449)</small>
1. This <small>(08450)</small>
1. Touligny <small>(08454)</small>
1. Tournavaux <small>(08456)</small>
1. Tournes <small>(08457)</small>
1. Tremblois-lès-Rocroi <small>(08460)</small>
1. Vaux-Villaine <small>(08468)</small>
1. Vendresse <small>(08469)</small>
1. Ville-sur-Lumes <small>(08483)</small>
1. Villers-Semeuse <small>(08480)</small>
1. Villers-le-Tilleul <small>(08478)</small>
1. Villers-sur-le-Mont <small>(08482)</small>
1. Vireux-Molhain <small>(08486)</small>
1. Vireux-Wallerand <small>(08487)</small>
1. Vivier-au-Court <small>(08488)</small>
1. Vrigne-Meuse <small>(08492)</small>
1. Warcq <small>(08497)</small>
1. Warnécourt <small>(08498)</small>
1. Yvernaumont <small>(08503)</small>
1. Élan <small>(08152)</small>
1. Étalle <small>(08155)</small>
1. Éteignières <small>(08156)</small>
1. Étrépigny <small>(08158)</small>
1. Évigny <small>(08160)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|08105|Charleville-Mézières|48,615|Charleville-Mézières-1, Charleville-Mézières-2, Charleville-Mézières-3, Charleville-Mézières-4 || CA Ardenne Métropole||
|08190|Givet|6,659|Givet|Ardenne, Rives de Meuse|
|08363|Revin|6,586|Revin|Ardenne, Rives de Meuse|
|08328|Nouzonville|6,107|Charleville-Mézières-2|CA Ardenne Métropole|
|08081|Bogny-sur-Meuse|5,222|Bogny-sur-Meuse|Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne|
|08480|Villers-Semeuse|3,596|Villers-Semeuse|CA Ardenne Métropole|
|08185|Fumay|3,534|Revin|Ardenne, Rives de Meuse|
|08488|Vivier-au-Court|3,034|Villers-Semeuse|CA Ardenne Métropole|
|08302|Monthermé|2,378|Bogny-sur-Meuse|Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne|
|08367|Rocroi|2,377|Rocroi|Vallées et Plateau d'Ardenne|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Ardennes department
- List of arrondissements of France

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Charleville-Mézières
- **insee**: 081
- **nbcomm**: 157
- **prefecture**: y
- **seat**: Charleville-Mézières
- **area**: 1825.3
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Charleville-Mézières 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Grand Est