Arrondissement of Douai

The arrondissement of Douai is an arrondissement of France, in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France region. Its capital is the city of Douai.

Douai
Dowaai
Arrondissement
Location within the region Hauts-de-France
Location within the region Hauts-de-France
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentNord
No. of communes64
SubprefectureDouai
Area
476.6 km2 (184.0 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
245,092
INSEE code593

History

When the Nord department was created on 1790, the arrondissement of Douai was part of that original department.[2]

Geography

The arrondissement of Douai is in the central part of the Nord department. It borders with the Lille arrondissement to the north, the Valenciennes arrondissement to the east, the Cambrai arrondissement to the southeast and the Pas-de-Calais department to the south and west.

The arrondissement of Douai is the smallest arrondissement of the department with an area of 476.6 km2 (184.0 sq mi).[3] It has a population of 246,595 inhabitants for a population density of 517.4 inhabitants/km2.[4]

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France,[5] cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

The cantons in the arrondissement of Douai are:

  • Aniche (5901)
  • Douai (5915)
  • Orchies (5931)
  • Sin-le-Noble (5935)

Communes

The arrondissement of Douai has 64 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː[6]

  1. Aix (59004)
  2. Anhiers (59007)
  3. Aniche (59008)
  4. Arleux (59015)
  5. Auberchicourt (59024)
  6. Aubigny-au-Bac (59026)
  7. Auby (59028)
  8. Auchy-lez-Orchies (59029)
  9. Beuvry-la-Forêt (59080)
  10. Bouvignies (59105)
  11. Bruille-lez-Marchiennes (59113)
  12. Brunémont (59115)
  13. Bugnicourt (59117)
  14. Cantin (59126)
  15. Courchelettes (59156)
  16. Coutiches (59158)
  17. Cuincy (59165)
  18. Dechy (59170)
  19. Douai (59178)
  20. Erchin (59199)
  21. Erre (59203)
  22. Esquerchin (59211)
  23. Estrées (59214)
  24. Faumont (59222)
  25. Fenain (59227)
  26. Flers-en-Escrebieux (59234)
  27. Flines-lez-Raches (59239)
  28. Fressain (59254)
  29. Féchain (59224)
  30. Férin (59228)
  31. Gœulzin (59263)
  32. Guesnain (59276)
  33. Hamel (59280)
  34. Hornaing (59314)
  35. Lallaing (59327)
  36. Lambres-lez-Douai (59329)
  37. Landas (59330)
  38. Lauwin-Planque (59334)
  39. Lewarde (59345)
  40. Loffre (59354)
  41. Lécluse (59336)
  42. Marchiennes (59375)
  43. Marcq-en-Ostrevent (59379)
  44. Masny (59390)
  45. Monchecourt (59409)
  46. Montigny-en-Ostrevent (59414)
  47. Nomain (59435)
  48. Orchies (59449)
  49. Pecquencourt (59456)
  50. Raimbeaucourt (59489)
  51. Rieulay (59501)
  52. Roost-Warendin (59509)
  53. Roucourt (59513)
  54. Râches (59486)
  55. Saméon (59551)
  56. Sin-le-Noble (59569)
  57. Somain (59574)
  58. Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes (59596)
  59. Villers-au-Tertre (59620)
  60. Vred (59629)
  61. Wandignies-Hamage (59637)
  62. Warlaing (59642)
  63. Waziers (59654)
  64. Écaillon (59185)

The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:

INSEE
code		CommunePopulation[4]
(2014)		CantonIntercommunality
59178Douai40,736DouaiCA du Douaisis
59569Sin-le-Noble15,665Sin-le-NobleCA du Douaisis
59574Somain12,955Sin-le-NobleCœur d'Ostrevent
59008Aniche10,431AnicheCœur d'Ostrevent
59449Orchies8,378OrchiesPévèle-Carembault
59654Waziers7,497Sin-le-NobleCA du Douaisis
59028Auby7,320OrchiesCA du Douaisis
59165Cuincy6,500DouaiCA du Douaisis
59327Lallaing6,222Sin-le-NobleCA du Douaisis
59509Roost-Warendin6,125OrchiesCA du Douaisis

References
  1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
  2. "Historique du Nord". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  3. "Arrondissement de Douai (593)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  4. "Régions, départements, arrondissements, cantons et communes" (PDF). Populations légales 2014 (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  5. "Décret n° 2014-167 du 17 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Nord" (in French). Légifrance.gouv.fr. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  6. "Arrondissement de Douai (593)" (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 9 November 2017.

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