Canton of Dainville

Canton of Dainville
French canton
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Seat	Dainville
Communes	10
Government
• Representative	Françoise Rossignol
Area¹
• Total	75.14 km^2 (29.01 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	17,370
• Density	231.17/km^2 (598.7/sq mi)
Cantonal code	6271
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km^2.

The Canton of Dainville 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.

Geography

The canton is organised around Dainville in the arrondissement of Arras. The altitude varies from 53m (Sainte-Catherine) to 145m (Acq) for an average altitude of 88m.

Composition

The canton comprised 10 communes and a total of 17,370 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Acq	502	62144	62007
Anzin-Saint-Aubin	2470	62223	62037
Dainville	5392	62000	62263
Duisans	1091	62161	62279
Écurie	297	62223	62290
Étrun	326	62161	62320
Marœuil	2509	62161	62557
Mont-Saint-Éloi	1018	62144	62589
Roclincourt	748	62223	62714
Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras	3017	62223	62744

Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
9421	11061	13928	16188	17504	17370
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

• Cantons of Pas-de-Calais
• Communes of Pas-de-Calais
• Pas-de-Calais
• Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• The canton of Dainville on the Insee website (French)

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 10th , 2008.

Coordinates: 50°19′13″N 2°43′20″E / 50.32028°N 2.72222°E