Arrondissement of Valenciennes

The arrondissement of Valenciennes, also known as Valenciennois, is an arrondissement of France, in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France region. Its capital is the city of Valenciennes.
History.
When the Nord department was created on 1790, the "arrondissement" of Valenciennes was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Valenciennes is one of the central "arrondissement" of the Nord department. It borders with Belgium to the north, the Avesnes-sur-Helpe "arrondissement" to the east, the Cambrai "arrondissement" to the south and the Douai "arrondissement" to the west.
The "arrondissement" of Valenciennes is the second smallest "arrondissement" of the department with an area of . It has a population of 351,073 inhabitants for a population density of 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 Valenciennes are:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Valenciennes has 82 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: