Arrondissement of Laon

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).

### 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:

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

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Laon has 244 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

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

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|02408|Laon|25,282|Laon-1, Laon-2|CA du Pays de Laon|
|02738|Tergnier|13,742|Tergnier|CA Chauny Tergnier la Fère|
|02173|Chauny|11,897|Chauny|CA Chauny Tergnier la Fère|
|02304|La Fère|2,847|Tergnier|CA Chauny Tergnier la Fère|
|02059|Beautor|2,695|Tergnier|CA Chauny Tergnier la Fère|
|02028|Athies-sous-Laon|2,607|Laon-2|CA du Pays de Laon|
|02468|Marle|2,306|Marle|Pays de la Serre|
|02680|Saint-Gobain|2,248|Tergnier|CA Chauny Tergnier la Fère|
|02360|Guignicourt|2,200|Guignicourt|La Champagne Picarde|
|02720|Sissonne|2,073|Guignicourt|La Champagne Picarde|

## Related pages

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

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Laon
- **insee**: 022
- **nbcomm**: 240
- **prefecture**: y
- **seat**: Laon
- **area**: 2175.3
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Laon.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Hauts-de-France