Arrondissements of the Aisne department

There are 5 arrondissements in the Aisne department. The French departments, and in other countries, are divided into arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts (in some cases, as boroughs). The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture.

If the prefecture (capital) of the department is in an arrondissement, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture.

Arrondissements are further divided into communes.

The arrondissements of the Aisne are:

+ Arrondissements of the Aisne department INSEEcode  Arrondissement  Capital  Population(2014)  Area(km²)  Density(Inh./km²)  Communes 021  Château-Thierry  Château-Thierry  73,188  1,193.2    108 022  Laon  Laon  165,489  2,461.3    244 023  Saint-Quentin  Saint-Quentin  130,918  1,071.2    126 024  Soissons  Soissons  103,840  1,242.8    166 025  Vervins  Vervins  66,348  1,400.6    160

History
Since its creation, the Aisne department has had few changes:
 1790 : creation of the department with six districts: Saint-Quentin, Vervins, Laon, Chauny, Soissons and Château-Thierry; the capital was Laon.
 1800 : creation of five arrondissements: Laon, Château-Thierry, Saint-Quentin, Soissons and Vervins.
 1926 : the arrondissement of Château-Thierry was eliminated.
 1942 : Château-Thierry was made again an arrondissement.

Related pages
List of arrondissements of France

References

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