Laon is a city in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
In France, the Chemin des Dames is part of the route départementale D18 and runs east and west in the Aisne department, between in the west, the Route Nationale 2, and in the east, the D1044 at Corbeny. It is some 30 kilometres (19 mi) long and runs along a ridge between the valleys of the rivers Aisne and Ailette.
The arrondissement of Laon is an arrondissement of France in the Aisne department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 240 communes. Its population is 157,371 (2016), and its area is 2,175.3 km2 (839.9 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Soissons is an arrondissement of France in the Aisne department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 164 communes. Its population is 107,744 (2016), and its area is 1,342.3 km2 (518.3 sq mi).
The canton of Fère-en-Tardenois is an administrative division in northern France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 23 to 84 communes :
The canton of Anizy-le-Château is a former administrative division in northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its population was 10,945 in 2012. It included the following communes:
The canton of Craonne is a former administrative division in northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It had 6,085 inhabitants (2012).
The canton of Laon-Nord is a former administrative division in northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It had 16,554 inhabitants (2012).
The canton of Marle is an administrative division in northern France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 23 to 65 communes:
The canton of Sissonne is a former administrative division in northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 20 communes, which joined the new canton of Villeneuve-sur-Aisne in 2015. It had 10,657 inhabitants (2012).
The canton of Vic-sur-Aisne is an administrative division in northern France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 25 to 50 communes:
The canton of Villers-Cotterêts is an administrative division in northern France. At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 20 to 76 communes:
The Abbey of St. John, Laon was a Benedictine monastery in Laon, France, from 1128 to 1766, which replaced a nunnery founded in 641. The prefecture of the department of Aisne now occupies the site.
The canton of Villeneuve-sur-Aisne is an administrative division of the Aisne department, in northern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Villeneuve-sur-Aisne.
The canton of Laon-2 is an administrative division of the Aisne department, in northern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Laon.
The canton of Attigny is an administrative division of the Ardennes department, northern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Attigny.
The canton of Noyon is an administrative division of the Oise department, northern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Noyon.
The canton of Semur-en-Auxois is an administrative division of the Côte-d'Or department, eastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Semur-en-Auxois.
The canton of Dormans-Paysages de Champagne is an administrative division of the Marne department, northeastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Dormans.
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays de Laon is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the town of Laon. It is located in the Aisne department, in the Hauts-de-France region, northern France. Created in 2014, its seat is in Aulnois-sous-Laon. Its area is 315.4 km2. Its population was 42,147 in 2019, of which 24,304 in Laon proper.
