Arrondissement of Soissons Facts for Kids

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Arrondissement of France
Soissons in Aisne
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Aisne
Communes	166
Subprefecture	Soissons
INSEE code	024
Area
• Total	1,242.8 km² (479.8 sq mi)
Population (2014)
• Total	103,840
• Density	83.553/km² (216.402/sq mi)

The arrondissement of Soissons is a special kind of administrative area in France. It's like a district or a county. It belongs to the Aisne department and the Hauts-de-France region. The main city and capital of this arrondissement is Soissons.

History of Soissons Arrondissement
Geography of Soissons Arrondissement
Parts of Soissons Arrondissement
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History of Soissons Arrondissement

The Soissons arrondissement was created a long time ago. It became part of the Aisne department in 1800. This was when the department itself was first formed.

Geography of Soissons Arrondissement

The Soissons arrondissement is located in the middle of the Aisne department. It shares its borders with other areas. To the north, it's next to the Laon arrondissement. To the east, it borders the Marne department. The Château-Thierry arrondissement is to its south. Finally, the Oise department is to its west.

The Soissons arrondissement covers an area of about 1,242.8 km² (479.8 sq mi). In 2014, about 103,840 people lived there.

Parts of Soissons Arrondissement

Cantons in Soissons Arrondissement

Cantons are smaller areas used for elections. They are not always fully inside one arrondissement. This means a canton can have towns that belong to different arrondissements.

Here are the cantons that are part of the Soissons arrondissement:

Fère-en-Tardenois (partly)
Soissons-1
Soissons-2
Vic-sur-Aisne (partly)
Villers-Cotterêts (partly)

Communes in Soissons Arrondissement

A commune is the smallest administrative division in France. It's like a local town or village. The Soissons arrondissement has 166 communes.

Here is a list of the communes in the Soissons arrondissement:

Most Populous Communes

Here are the communes in the Soissons arrondissement with the largest populations:

INSEE code	Commune	Population (2014)	Canton	Intercommunality
02722	Soissons	28,290	Soissons-1, Soissons-2	CA du Soissonnais
02810	Villers-Cotterêts	10,892	Villers-Cotterêts	Retz-en-Valois
02064	Belleu	3,820	Soissons-2	CA du Soissonnais
02243	Crouy	2,857	Soissons-1	CA du Soissonnais
02805	Villeneuve-Saint-Germain	2,512	Soissons-1	CA du Soissonnais
02110	Braine	2,267	Fère-en-Tardenois	Val de l'Aisne
02758	Vailly-sur-Aisne	2,018	Fère-en-Tardenois	Val de l'Aisne
02131	Bucy-le-Long	1,904	Fère-en-Tardenois	Val de l'Aisne
02245	Cuffies	1,810	Soissons-1	CA du Soissonnais
02226	Courmelles	1,786	Soissons-2	CA du Soissonnais

Arrondissement of Soissons facts for kids

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