Canton of Pas-en-Artois

The Canton of Pas-en-Artois is a former canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 25 communes, which joined the canton of Avesnes-le-Comte in 2015.[1]

Pas-en-Artois
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
No. of communes25
Disbanded2015
SeatPas-en-Artois
Area
 • Total15.64 km2 (6.04 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
 • Total7,321
 • Density468/km2 (1,210/sq mi)

Geography

The canton is organised around Pas-en-Artois in the arrondissement of Arras. The altitude varies from 61m (Amplier) to 172m (Humbercamps) for an average altitude of 128m.

Composition

The canton comprised 25 communes and a total of 7,321 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition
CommunePopulationPost CodeINSEE Code
Amplier2486276062030
Bienvillers-au-Bois6196211162130
Couin906276062242
Famechon1396276062322
Foncquevillers4666211162341
Gaudiempré1876276062368
Gommecourt1266211162375
Grincourt-lès-Pas396276062389
Halloy2096276062404
Hannescamps1496211162409
Hébuterne4656211162422
Hénu1526276062430
Humbercamps2516215862465
Mondicourt6766276062583
Orville3256276062640
Pas-en-Artois9386276062649
Pommera2456276062663
Pommier1886211162664
Puisieux6096211662672
Sailly-au-Bois2656211162733
Saint-Amand1646276062741
Sarton1626276062779
Souastre3246211162800
Thièvres1326276062814
Warlincourt-lès-Pas1536276062877

Population
Population Evolution
196219681975198219901999
753180347646733072677321
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

References
  1. Décret n° 2014-233 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Pas-de-Calais

Notes


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