Arrondissement of Douai facts for kids
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Arrondissement of Douai
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Douai in the Nord department
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| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Communes | 64 |
| Subprefecture | Douai |
| INSEE code | 593 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 476.6 km2 (184.0 sq mi) |
| Population
(2014)
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| • Total | 246,595 |
| • Density | 517.40/km2 (1,340.07/sq mi) |
The arrondissement of Douai is an arrondissement of France, in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France region. Its capital is the city of Douai.
History
When the Nord department was created on 1790, the arrondissement of Douai was part of that original department.
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). It has a population of 246,595 inhabitants for a population density of 517.4 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 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
- Aix (59004)
- Anhiers (59007)
- Aniche (59008)
- Arleux (59015)
- Auberchicourt (59024)
- Aubigny-au-Bac (59026)
- Auby (59028)
- Auchy-lez-Orchies (59029)
- Beuvry-la-Forêt (59080)
- Bouvignies (59105)
- Bruille-lez-Marchiennes (59113)
- Brunémont (59115)
- Bugnicourt (59117)
- Cantin (59126)
- Courchelettes (59156)
- Coutiches (59158)
- Cuincy (59165)
- Dechy (59170)
- Douai (59178)
- Erchin (59199)
- Erre (59203)
- Esquerchin (59211)
- Estrées (59214)
- Faumont (59222)
- Fenain (59227)
- Flers-en-Escrebieux (59234)
- Flines-lez-Raches (59239)
- Fressain (59254)
- Féchain (59224)
- Férin (59228)
- Gœulzin (59263)
- Guesnain (59276)
- Hamel (59280)
- Hornaing (59314)
- Lallaing (59327)
- Lambres-lez-Douai (59329)
- Landas (59330)
- Lauwin-Planque (59334)
- Lewarde (59345)
- Loffre (59354)
- Lécluse (59336)
- Marchiennes (59375)
- Marcq-en-Ostrevent (59379)
- Masny (59390)
- Monchecourt (59409)
- Montigny-en-Ostrevent (59414)
- Nomain (59435)
- Orchies (59449)
- Pecquencourt (59456)
- Raimbeaucourt (59489)
- Rieulay (59501)
- Roost-Warendin (59509)
- Roucourt (59513)
- Râches (59486)
- Saméon (59551)
- Sin-le-Noble (59569)
- Somain (59574)
- Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes (59596)
- Villers-au-Tertre (59620)
- Vred (59629)
- Wandignies-Hamage (59637)
- Warlaing (59642)
- Waziers (59654)
- Écaillon (59185)
The communes with more inhabitants in the arrondissement are:
| INSEE code |
Commune | Population (2014) |
Canton | Intercommunality |
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| 59178 | Douai | 40,736 | Douai | CA du Douaisis |
| 59569 | Sin-le-Noble | 15,665 | Sin-le-Noble | CA du Douaisis |
| 59574 | Somain | 12,955 | Sin-le-Noble | Cœur d'Ostrevent |
| 59008 | Aniche | 10,431 | Aniche | Cœur d'Ostrevent |
| 59449 | Orchies | 8,378 | Orchies | Pévèle-Carembault |
| 59654 | Waziers | 7,497 | Sin-le-Noble | CA du Douaisis |
| 59028 | Auby | 7,320 | Orchies | CA du Douaisis |
| 59165 | Cuincy | 6,500 | Douai | CA du Douaisis |
| 59327 | Lallaing | 6,222 | Sin-le-Noble | CA du Douaisis |
| 59509 | Roost-Warendin | 6,125 | Orchies | CA du Douaisis |
Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Distrito de Douai para niños
