Canton of Vitry-en-Artois

The Canton of Vitry-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.

Vitry-en-Artois
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
No. of communes28
Disbanded2015
SeatVitry-en-Artois
Area
 • Total169.31 km2 (65.37 sq mi)
Population
 (1999)
 • Total26,863
 • Density159/km2 (410/sq mi)

Geography

The canton is organised around Vitry-en-Artois in the arrondissement of Arras. The altitude varies from 25m (Brebières) to 113m (Monchy-le-Preux) for an average altitude of 57m.

Composition

The canton comprised 28 communes and a total of 26,863 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition
CommunePopulationPost CodeINSEE Code
Bellonne2496249062106
Biache-Saint-Vaast3 9236211862128
Boiry-Notre-Dame4186215662145
Brebières4 4246211762173
Cagnicourt3866218262192
Corbehem2 3186211262240
Dury2956215662280
Étaing3676215662317
Éterpigny1676215662319
Fresnes-lès-Montauban4996249062355
Gouy-sous-Bellonne1 2586211262383
Hamblain-les-Prés4836211862405
Haucourt2406215662414
Hendecourt-lès-Cagnicourt2866218262424
Monchy-le-Preux5216211862582
Noyelles-sous-Bellonne5686249062627
Pelves7166211862650
Plouvain4606211862660
Récourt2216286062697
Rémy2656215662703
Riencourt-lès-Cagnicourt2796218262709
Rœux14586211862718
Sailly-en-Ostrevent6476249062734
Saudemont3756286062782
Tortequesne6866249062825
Villers-lès-Cagnicourt2126218262858
Vis-en-Artois5366215662864
Vitry-en-Artois46066249062865

Population
Population Evolution
196219681975198219901999
208592288325174257072711226863
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting
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