Arrondissement of Soissons

The arrondissement of Soissons is an arrondissement of France, in the Aisne department, Hauts-de-France region. Its capital is the city of Soissons.
History.
When the Aisne department was created on 1800, the "arrondissement" of Soissons was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Soissons is in the central part of the Aisne department. It is bordered to the north by the Laon "arrondissement", to the east by the Marne department, to the south by the Château-Thierry "arrondissement" and to the west by the Oise department.
The "arrondissement" of Soissons has an area of and a population of 103,840 inhabitants.
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 of the "arrondissement" of Soissons are:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Soissons has 166 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: