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,[1] which joined the canton of Avesnes-le-Comte in 2015.[2]

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
 (2012)
 • Total7,678
 • Density491/km2 (1,270/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 7,678 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).[1]

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. Populations légales 2012: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
  2. Décret n° 2014-233 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Pas-de-Calais

Notes


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