Canton of Pas-en-Artois

Canton of Pas-en-Artois
French canton
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Seat Pas-en-Artois
Communes 25
Government
  Representative Ernest Auchart
Area¹
  Total 15.64 km2 (6.04 sq mi)
Population (1999)
  Total 7,321
  Density 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Cantonal code 6240
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

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]

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
Commune Population Post Code INSEE Code
Amplier 248 62760 62030
Bienvillers-au-Bois 619 62111 62130
Couin 90 62760 62242
Famechon 139 62760 62322
Foncquevillers 466 62111 62341
Gaudiempré 187 62760 62368
Gommecourt 126 62111 62375
Grincourt-lès-Pas 39 62760 62389
Halloy 209 62760 62404
Hannescamps 149 62111 62409
Hébuterne 465 62111 62422
Hénu 152 62760 62430
Humbercamps 251 62158 62465
Mondicourt 676 62760 62583
Orville 325 62760 62640
Pas-en-Artois 938 62760 62649
Pommera 245 62760 62663
Pommier 188 62111 62664
Puisieux 609 62116 62672
Sailly-au-Bois 265 62111 62733
Saint-Amand 164 62760 62741
Sarton 162 62760 62779
Souastre 324 62111 62800
Thièvres 132 62760 62814
Warlincourt-lès-Pas 153 62760 62877

Population

Population Evolution
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
7531 8034 7646 7330 72677321
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

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Notes

Coordinates: 50°09′05″N 2°31′57″E / 50.15139°N 2.53250°E / 50.15139; 2.53250

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