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The diocese of Laon in the present-day département of Aisne, was a Catholic diocese for around 1300 years, up to the French Revolution. Its seat was in Laon, France, with the Laon Cathedral. From early in the 13th century, the bishop of Laon was a Pair de France, among the elite.

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 Abbey of St. Martin, Laon, established in 1124 in Laon in the modern department of Aisne in northern France, was one of the earliest foundations of the Premonstratensian Order. Along with Cuissy Abbey and Floreffe Abbey it counted as one of the primarii inter pares, or senior houses, of the order.

The Abbey of St. John, Laon (French: Abbaye Saint-Jean de 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.

Laon Cathedral (French: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Laon) is a Roman Catholic church located in Laon, Aisne, Hauts-de-France, France. Built in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, it is one of the most important and stylistically unified examples of early Gothic architecture. The church served as the cathedral of the Diocese of Laon until 1802, and has been recognized as a monument historique since 1840.

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 included the following communes:Laon is a fraction of a commune.

The canton of Laon-Sud is a former administrative division in northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It included the following communes:Laon is a fraction of a commune.

Laon (French: [lɑ̃]) is the prefecture of the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

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.It consists of the following communes: