The arrondissement of Douai () is an arrondissement of France in the Nord department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 64 communes. Its population is 244,710 (2021), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondissement of Douai, and their INSEE codes, are:
Aix-en-Pévèle (59004) Anhiers (59007) Aniche (59008) Arleux (59015) Auberchicourt (59024) Aubigny-au-Bac (59026) Auby (59028) Auchy-lez-Orchies (59029) Beuvry-la-Forêt (59080) Bouvignies (59105) Bruille-lez-Marchiennes (59113) Brunémont (59115) Bugnicourt (59117) Cantin (59126) Courchelettes (59156) Coutiches (59158) Cuincy (59165) Dechy (59170) Douai (59178) Écaillon (59185) Erchin (59199) Erre (59203) Esquerchin (59211) Estrées (59214) Faumont (59222) Féchain (59224) Fenain (59227) Férin (59228) Flers-en-Escrebieux (59234) Flines-lez-Raches (59239) Fressain (59254) Gœulzin (59263) Guesnain (59276) Hamel (59280) Hornaing (59314) Lallaing (59327) Lambres-lez-Douai (59329) Landas (59330) Lauwin-Planque (59334) Lécluse (59336) Lewarde (59345) Loffre (59354) Marchiennes (59375) Marcq-en-Ostrevent (59379) Masny (59390) Monchecourt (59409) Montigny-en-Ostrevent (59414) Nomain (59435) Orchies (59449) Pecquencourt (59456) Râches (59486) Raimbeaucourt (59489) Rieulay (59501) Roost-Warendin (59509) Roucourt (59513) Saméon (59551) Sin-le-Noble (59569) Somain (59574) Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes (59596) Villers-au-Tertre (59620) Vred (59629) Wandignies-Hamage (59637) Warlaing (59642) Waziers (59654)
History
The arrondissement of Douai was created in 1800.
As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Douai were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 59 Nord, INSEE
Arleux Douai-Nord Douai-Nord-Est Douai-Sud Douai-Sud-Ouest Marchiennes Orchies
Sub-prefects Joseph Masclet (1 Vendémiaire an XII, 24 September 1803)
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