Arrondissement of Valenciennes

The **arrondissement of Valenciennes**, also known as **Valenciennois**, is an arrondissement of France, in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France region. Its capital is the city of Valenciennes.

## History

When the Nord department was created on 1790, the _arrondissement_ of Valenciennes was part of that original department.

## Geography

The _arrondissement_ of Valenciennes is one of the central _arrondissement_ of the Nord department. It borders with Belgium to the north, the Avesnes-sur-Helpe _arrondissement_ to the east, the Cambrai _arrondissement_ to the south and the Douai _arrondissement_ to the west.

The _arrondissement_ of Valenciennes is the second smallest _arrondissement_ of the department with an area of . It has a population of 351,073 inhabitants for a population density of  inhabitants/km<sup>2</sup>.

### 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 in the _arrondissement_ of Valenciennes are:
- Anzin <small>(5903)</small>
- Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes <small>(5906)</small>
- Denain <small>(5914)</small>
- Marly <small>(5929)</small>
- Saint-Amand-les-Eaux <small>(5934)</small>
- Valenciennes <small>(5939)</small>

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Valenciennes has 82 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

1. Abscon <small>(59002)</small>
1. Anzin <small>(59014)</small>
1. Artres <small>(59019)</small>
1. Aubry-du-Hainaut <small>(59027)</small>
1. Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes <small>(59032)</small>
1. Avesnes-le-Sec <small>(59038)</small>
1. Bellaing <small>(59064)</small>
1. Beuvrages <small>(59079)</small>
1. Bouchain <small>(59092)</small>
1. Bousignies <small>(59100)</small>
1. Brillon <small>(59109)</small>
1. Bruay-sur-l'Escaut <small>(59112)</small>
1. Bruille-Saint-Amand <small>(59114)</small>
1. Château-l'Abbaye <small>(59144)</small>
1. Condé-sur-l'Escaut <small>(59153)</small>
1. Crespin <small>(59160)</small>
1. Curgies <small>(59166)</small>
1. Denain <small>(59172)</small>
1. Douchy-les-Mines <small>(59179)</small>
1. Émerchicourt <small>(59192)</small>
1. Escaudain <small>(59205)</small>
1. Escautpont <small>(59207)</small>
1. Estreux <small>(59215)</small>
1. Famars <small>(59221)</small>
1. Flines-lès-Mortagne <small>(59238)</small>
1. Fresnes-sur-Escaut <small>(59253)</small>
1. Hasnon <small>(59284)</small>
1. Haspres <small>(59285)</small>
1. Haulchin <small>(59288)</small>
1. Haveluy <small>(59292)</small>
1. Hergnies <small>(59301)</small>
1. Hordain <small>(59313)</small>
1. Hélesmes <small>(59297)</small>
1. Hérin <small>(59302)</small>
1. La Sentinelle <small>(59564)</small>
1. Lecelles <small>(59335)</small>
1. Lieu-Saint-Amand <small>(59348)</small>
1. Lourches <small>(59361)</small>
1. Maing <small>(59369)</small>
1. Marly <small>(59383)</small>
1. Marquette-en-Ostrevant <small>(59387)</small>
1. Mastaing <small>(59391)</small>
1. Maulde <small>(59393)</small>
1. Millonfosse <small>(59403)</small>
1. Monchaux-sur-Écaillon <small>(59407)</small>
1. Mortagne-du-Nord <small>(59418)</small>
1. Neuville-sur-Escaut <small>(59429)</small>
1. Nivelle <small>(59434)</small>
1. Noyelles-sur-Selle <small>(59440)</small>
1. Odomez <small>(59444)</small>
1. Oisy <small>(59446)</small>
1. Onnaing <small>(59447)</small>
1. Petite-Forêt <small>(59459)</small>
1. Prouvy <small>(59475)</small>
1. Préseau <small>(59471)</small>
1. Quarouble <small>(59479)</small>
1. Quiévrechain <small>(59484)</small>
1. Quérénaing <small>(59480)</small>
1. Raismes <small>(59491)</small>
1. Rœulx <small>(59504)</small>
1. Rombies-et-Marchipont <small>(59505)</small>
1. Rosult <small>(59511)</small>
1. Rouvignies <small>(59515)</small>
1. Rumegies <small>(59519)</small>
1. Saint-Amand-les-Eaux <small>(59526)</small>
1. Saint-Aybert <small>(59530)</small>
1. Saint-Saulve <small>(59544)</small>
1. Sars-et-Rosières <small>(59554)</small>
1. Saultain <small>(59557)</small>
1. Sebourg <small>(59559)</small>
1. Thiant <small>(59589)</small>
1. Thivencelle <small>(59591)</small>
1. Thun-Saint-Amand <small>(59594)</small>
1. Trith-Saint-Léger <small>(59603)</small>
1. Valenciennes <small>(59606)</small>
1. Verchain-Maugré <small>(59610)</small>
1. Vicq <small>(59613)</small>
1. Vieux-Condé <small>(59616)</small>
1. Wallers <small>(59632)</small>
1. Wasnes-au-Bac <small>(59645)</small>
1. Wavrechain-sous-Denain <small>(59651)</small>
1. Wavrechain-sous-Faulx <small>(59652)</small>

The _communes_ with more inhabitants in the _arrondissement_ are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|59606|Valenciennes|43,787|Valenciennes|CA Valenciennes Métropole|
|59172|Denain|20,510|Denain|CA de la Porte du Hainaut|
|59526|Saint-Amand-les-Eaux|16,654|Saint-Amand-les-Eaux|CA de la Porte du Hainaut|
|59014|Anzin|13,275|Anzin|CA Valenciennes Métropole|
|59491|Raismes|12,639|Saint-Amand-les-Eaux|CA de la Porte du Hainaut|
|59112|Bruay-sur-l'Escaut|11,851|Anzin|CA Valenciennes Métropole|
|59383|Marly|11,472|Marly|CA Valenciennes Métropole|
|59544|Saint-Saulve|11,245|Valenciennes|CA Valenciennes Métropole|
|59179|Douchy-les-Mines|10,788|Denain|CA de la Porte du Hainaut|
|59616|Vieux-Condé|9,932|Marly|CA Valenciennes Métropole|
|59153|Condé-sur-l'Escaut|9,686|Marly|CA Valenciennes Métropole|

## Related pages

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

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Valenciennes
- **insee**: 596
- **nbcomm**: 82
- **prefecture**: n
- **seat**: Valenciennes
- **area**: 634.8
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Valenciennes 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Hauts-de-France