Arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe

The arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe, called usually as Avesnois , is an arrondissement of France, in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France region. Its capital is the city of Avesnes-sur-Helpe.
History.
When the Nord department was created on 1790, the "arrondissement" of Avesnes-sur-Helpe, with the name of Avesnes, was part of that original department.
In 1962, the name of the "commune", and of the "arrondissement", Avesnes was changed to Avesnes-sur-Helpe.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Avesnes-sur-Helpe is in the southeast of the Nord department. It borders with Belgium to the north and east, and with the Aisne department to the south. The Valenciennes "arrondissement" is to the northwest and the Cambrai "arrondissement" to the west.
The "arrondissement" of Avesnes-sur-Helpe is the second largest "arrondissement" of the department with an area of . It has a population of 231,727 inhabitants and 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 Avesnes-sur-Helpe are:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Avesnes-sur-Helpe has 151 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: