Arrondissement of Cambrai explained

Type:	arr
Cambrai
Insee:	592
Nbcomm:	116
Prefecture:	n
Seat:	Cambrai
Area:	901.6

The arrondissement of Cambrai is an arrondissement of France in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 116 communes. Its population is 162,045 (2016), and its area is 901.6km2.^[1]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Cambrai, and their INSEE codes, are:^[2]

1. Abancourt (59001)
2. Anneux (59010)
3. Aubencheul-au-Bac (59023)
4. Avesnes-les-Aubert (59037)
5. Awoingt (59039)
6. Banteux (59047)
7. Bantigny (59048)
8. Bantouzelle (59049)
9. Bazuel (59055)
10. Beaumont-en-Cambrésis (59059)
11. Beaurain (59060)
12. Beauvois-en-Cambrésis (59063)
13. Bermerain (59069)
14. Bertry (59074)
15. Béthencourt (59075)
16. Bévillers (59081)
17. Blécourt (59085)
18. Boursies (59097)
19. Boussières-en-Cambrésis (59102)
20. Briastre (59108)
21. Busigny (59118)
22. Cagnoncles (59121)
23. Cambrai (59122)
24. Cantaing-sur-Escaut (59125)
25. Capelle (59127)
26. Carnières (59132)
27. Le Cateau-Cambrésis (59136)
28. Catillon-sur-Sambre (59137)
29. Cattenières (59138)
30. Caudry (59139)
31. Caullery (59140)
32. Cauroir (59141)
33. Clary (59149)
34. Crèvecœur-sur-l'Escaut (59161)
35. Cuvillers (59167)
36. Dehéries (59171)
37. Doignies (59176)
38. Élincourt (59191)
39. Escarmain (59204)
40. Escaudœuvres (59206)
41. Esnes (59209)
42. Estourmel (59213)
43. Estrun (59219)
44. Eswars (59216)
45. Flesquières (59236)
46. Fontaine-au-Pire (59243)
47. Fontaine-Notre-Dame (59244)
48. Fressies (59255)
49. Gonnelieu (59267)
50. Gouzeaucourt (59269)
51. La Groise (59274)
52. Haucourt-en-Cambrésis (59287)
53. Haussy (59289)
54. Haynecourt (59294)
55. Hem-Lenglet (59300)
56. Honnechy (59311)
57. Honnecourt-sur-Escaut (59312)
58. Inchy (59321)
59. Iwuy (59322)
60. Lesdain (59341)
61. Ligny-en-Cambrésis (59349)
62. Malincourt (59372)
63. Marcoing (59377)
64. Maretz (59382)
65. Masnières (59389)
66. Maurois (59394)
67. Mazinghien (59395)
68. Mœuvres (59405)
69. Montay (59412)
70. Montigny-en-Cambrésis (59413)
71. Montrécourt (59415)
72. Naves (59422)
73. Neuville-Saint-Rémy (59428)
74. Neuvilly (59430)
75. Niergnies (59432)
76. Noyelles-sur-Escaut (59438)
77. Ors (59450)
78. Paillencourt (59455)
79. Pommereuil (59465)
80. Proville (59476)
81. Quiévy (59485)
82. Raillencourt-Sainte-Olle (59488)
83. Ramillies (59492)
84. Rejet-de-Beaulieu (59496)
85. Reumont (59498)
86. Ribécourt-la-Tour (59500)
87. Rieux-en-Cambrésis (59502)
88. Romeries (59506)
89. Les Rues-des-Vignes (59517)
90. Rumilly-en-Cambrésis (59520)
91. Sailly-lez-Cambrai (59521)
92. Saint-Aubert (59528)
93. Saint-Benin (59531)
94. Saint-Hilaire-lez-Cambrai (59533)
95. Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon (59537)
96. Saint-Python (59541)
97. Saint-Souplet (59545)
98. Saint-Vaast-en-Cambrésis (59547)
99. Sancourt (59552)
100. Saulzoir (59558)
101. Séranvillers-Forenville (59567)
102. Solesmes (59571)
103. Sommaing (59575)
104. Thun-l'Évêque (59593)
105. Thun-Saint-Martin (59595)
106. Tilloy-lez-Cambrai (59597)
107. Troisvilles (59604)
108. Vendegies-sur-Écaillon (59608)
109. Vertain (59612)
110. Viesly (59614)
111. Villers-en-Cauchies (59622)
112. Villers-Guislain (59623)
113. Villers-Outréaux (59624)
114. Villers-Plouich (59625)
115. Walincourt-Selvigny (59631)
116. Wambaix (59635)

History

The arrondissement of Cambrai was created in 1800.^[3]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Cambrai were, as of January 2015:^[4]

1. Cambrai-Est
2. Cambrai-Ouest
3. Carnières
4. Le Cateau-Cambrésis
5. Clary
6. Marcoing
7. Solesmes

References

50.17°N 3.23°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2019. 2019-10-02. INSEE.
2. Web site: Arrondissement de Cambrai (592). 2019-10-02. INSEE.
3. http://splaf.free.fr/59his.html Historique du Nord
4. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep59.pdf Populations légales 2012: 59 Nord