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).

## Composition
### 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:

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

### Communes
The *arrondissement* of Laon has 244 *communes*; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː

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

The *communes* with more inhabitants in the *arrondissement* are:

## Related pages
* Arrondissements of the Aisne department
* List of arrondissements of France

## References