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

INSEE code	Arrondissement	Capital	Population (2014)	Area (km²)	Density (Inh./km²)	Communes
021	Château-Thierry	Château-Thierry	73,188	1,193.2	61.3	108
022	Laon	Laon	165,489	2,461.3	67.2	244
023	Saint-Quentin	Saint-Quentin	130,918	1,071.2	122.2	126
024	Soissons	Soissons	103,840	1,242.8	83.6	166
025	Vervins	Vervins	66,348	1,400.6	47.4	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