Arrondissement of Cambrai

The arrondissement of Cambrai is an arrondissement of France, in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France region. Its capital is the city of Cambrai.
History
When the Nord department was created on 1790, the arrondissement of Cambrai was part of that original department.
Geography
The arrondissement of Cambrai is in the southwest of the Nord department. It borders with the Douai arrondissement to the northwest, the Valenciennes arrondissement to the north, the Avesnes-sur-Helpe arrondissement to the east, the Aisne department to the south, the Somme department to the southwest and the Pas-de-Calais to the west.
The arrondissement of Cambrai has an area of , and a population of 163,065 inhabitants for a population density of inhabitants/km2.
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 in the arrondissement of Cambrai are:
Cambrai (5909)
Le Cateau-Cambresis (5910)
Caudry (5911)
Communes
The arrondissement of Cambrai has 116 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):
Abancourt (59001)
Anneux (59010)
Aubencheul-au-Bac (59023)
Avesnes-les-Aubert (59037)
Awoingt (59039)
Banteux (59047)
Bantigny (59048)
Bantouzelle (59049)
Bazuel (59055)
Beaumont-en-Cambresis (59059)
Beaurain (59060)
Beauvois-en-Cambresis (59063)
Bermerain (59069)
Bertry (59074)
Blecourt (59085)
Boursies (59097)
Boussieres-en-Cambresis (59102)
Briastre (59108)
Busigny (59118)
Bethencourt (59075)
Bevillers (59081)
Cagnoncles (59121)
Cambrai (59122)
Cantaing-sur-Escaut (59125)
Capelle (59127)
Carnieres (59132)
Le Cateau-Cambresis (59136)
Catillon-sur-Sambre (59137)
Cattenieres (59138)
Caudry (59139)
Caullery (59140)
Cauroir (59141)
Clary (59149)
Crevecoeur-sur-l'Escaut (59161)
Cuvillers (59167)
Deheries (59171)
Doignies (59176)
Elincourt (59191)
Escarmain (59204)
Escaudoeuvres (59206)
Esnes (59209)
Estourmel (59213)
Estrun (59219)
Eswars (59216)
Flesquieres (59236)
Fontaine-Notre-Dame (59244)
Fontaine-au-Pire (59243)
Fressies (59255)
Gonnelieu (59267)
Gouzeaucourt (59269)
Haucourt-en-Cambresis (59287)
Haussy (59289)
Haynecourt (59294)
Hem-Lenglet (59300)
Honnechy (59311)
Honnecourt-sur-Escaut (59312)
Inchy (59321)
Iwuy (59322)
La Groise (59274)
Les Rues-des-Vignes (59517)
Lesdain (59341)
Ligny-en-Cambresis (59349)
Malincourt (59372)
Marcoing (59377)
Maretz (59382)
Masnieres (59389)
Maurois (59394)
Mazinghien (59395)
Moeuvres (59405)
Montay (59412)
Montigny-en-Cambresis (59413)
Montrecourt (59415)
Naves (59422)
Neuville-Saint-Remy (59428)
Neuvilly (59430)
Niergnies (59432)
Noyelles-sur-Escaut (59438)
Ors (59450)
Paillencourt (59455)
Pommereuil (59465)
Proville (59476)
Quievy (59485)
Raillencourt-Sainte-Olle (59488)
Ramillies (59492)
Rejet-de-Beaulieu (59496)
Reumont (59498)
Ribecourt-la-Tour (59500)
Rieux-en-Cambresis (59502)
Romeries (59506)
Rumilly-en-Cambresis (59520)
Sailly-lez-Cambrai (59521)
Saint-Aubert (59528)
Saint-Benin (59531)
Saint-Hilaire-lez-Cambrai (59533)
Saint-Martin-sur-Ecaillon (59537)
Saint-Python (59541)
Saint-Souplet (59545)
Saint-Vaast-en-Cambresis (59547)
Sancourt (59552)
Saulzoir (59558)
Solesmes (59571)
Sommaing (59575)
Seranvillers-Forenville (59567)
Thun-Saint-Martin (59595)
Thun-l'Eveque (59593)
Tilloy-lez-Cambrai (59597)
Troisvilles (59604)
Vendegies-sur-Ecaillon (59608)
Vertain (59612)
Viesly (59614)
Villers-Guislain (59623)
Villers-Outreaux (59624)
Villers-Plouich (59625)
Villers-en-Cauchies (59622)
Walincourt-Selvigny (59631)
Wambaix (59635)
The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:
Related pages
Arrondissements of the Nord department
List of arrondissements of France
References
Cambrai