Arrondissement of Saint-Quentin

The arrondissement of Saint-Quentin is an arrondissement of France, in the Aisne department, Hauts-de-France region. Its capital is the city of Saint-Quentin.
History.
When the Aisne department was created on 1800, the "arrondissement" of Saint-Quentin was part of that original department.
Geography.
The "arrondissement" of Saint-Quentin is in the northwest of the Aisne department. It is bordered to the north by the Nord department, to the east by the Vervins "arrondissement", to the south by the Laon "arrondissement" and to the west by the Somme department.
The "arrondissement" of Saint-Quentin is the smallest "arrondissement" of the department in area, , but is the second in population (130,918 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".
All the cantons of the "arrondissement" of Saint-Quentin have their "communes" in the "arrondissement"; they are:
Communes.
The "arrondissement" of Saint-Quentin has 126 "communes"; they are (with their INSEE codes)ː
The "communes" with more inhabitants in the "arrondissement" are: