The Canton of Avesnes-le-Comte is a canton

Cantons of France

The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...

 situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region

Régions of France

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 of northern France

France

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.

Geography

The canton is organized around Avesnes-le-Comte

Avesnes-le-Comte

Avesnes-le-Comte is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:A small farming town located 11 miles west of Arras at the junction of the D8, D75 and D339 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 in the arrondissement of Arras

Arrondissement of Arras

The arrondissement of Arras is an arrondissement of France, located in the Pas-de-Calais département, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais région...

. The altitude varies from 72m (Rebreuve-sur-Canche

Rebreuve-sur-Canche

Rebreuve-sur-Canche is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Rebreuve-sur-Canche lies on the banks of the river Canche, west of Arras, at the junction of the D84 and D339 roads.-Population:...

) to 178m (Saulty

Saulty

Saulty is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Saulty lies southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D26 and D79 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:* The chateau....

) for an average altitude of 137m.

Composition

The canton comprises 31 communes

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 and a total of 8,307 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Avesnes-le-Comte Avesnes-le-Comte Avesnes-le-Comte is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:A small farming town located 11 miles west of Arras at the junction of the D8, D75 and D339 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...	1983	62810	62063
Barly Barly, Pas-de-Calais Barly is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village located 12 miles southwest of Arras on the D8, D26 and D59 road junction.-Population:-Places of interest:...	268	62810	62084
Bavincourt Bavincourt Bavincourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Population:-Places of interest:* The church of St.Vaast, dating from the eighteenth century.* A nineteenth century chateau.* A chapel....	347	62158	62086
Beaudricourt Beaudricourt Beaudricourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Population:-References:* -External links:*...	92	62810	62091
Beaufort-Blavincourt Beaufort-Blavincourt Beaufort-Blavincourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Population:-Places of interest:* The church of the Holy Trinity at Beaufort, dating from the nineteenth century....	386	62810	62092
Berlencourt-le-Cauroy Berlencourt-le-Cauroy Berlencourt-le-Cauroy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A village located 16 miles west of Arras on the D79 road, in the valley of the river Canche.-Population:...	265	62810	62111
Canettemont Canettemont Canettemont is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming village located 20 miles west of Arras at the junction of the D53 with the D84.-Population:-References:*...	61	62270	62208
Coullemont Coullemont Coullemont is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming village located 15 miles southwest of Arras at the junction of the D23 and D80 roads, on the border with the département of the Somme.-Population:-Places of interest:* The...	105	62158	62243
Couturelle Couturelle Couturelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming village located 15 miles southwest of Arras at the junction of the D25 and D23 roads, on the border with the department of the Somme.-Population:-Places of interest:* The...	87	62158	62253
Denier Denier, Pas-de-Calais Denier is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming village west of Arras at the junction of the D81 and D79E roads.-Population:-External links:* -Notes:...	58	62810	62266
Estrée-Wamin Estrée-Wamin Estrée-Wamin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated west of Arras at the junction of the D339 and D23 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...	184	62810	62316
Givenchy-le-Noble Givenchy-le-Noble Givenchy-le-Noble is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming village situated west of Arras, at the junction of the D8 and the D77 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...	146	62810	62372
Grand-Rullecourt Grand-Rullecourt Grand-Rullecourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Grand-Rullecourt is a farming village situated southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D74 and D79 roads.-Population:...	334	62810	62385
Hauteville Hauteville, Pas-de-Calais Hauteville is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated west of Arras, at the junction of the D66 and the D68 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...	248	62810	62418
Houvin-Houvigneul Houvin-Houvigneul Houvin-Houvigneul is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated west of Arras, at the junction of the D54 and the D23 roads...	201	62270	62459
Ivergny Ivergny Ivergny is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-References:* -External links:*...	218	62810	62475
Lattre-Saint-Quentin Lattre-Saint-Quentin Lattre-Saint-Quentin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming village situated west of Arras, at the junction of the D66 and the D339 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...	193	62810	62490
Liencourt Liencourt Liencourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Liencourt is situated west of Arras, at the junction of the D339 and the D79 roads.-Population:-References:* -External links:*...	219	62810	62507
Lignereuil Lignereuil Lignereuil is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Lignereuil surrounded by woodland, situated west of Arras, at the junction of the D81 and the D77 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...	133	62810	62511
Magnicourt-sur-Canche Magnicourt-sur-Canche Magnicourt-sur-Canche is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Magnicourt-sur-Canche is situated west of Arras, at the junction of the D54 and the D82E roads, by the banks of the river Canche....	99	62270	62537
Manin Manin Manin may refer to:*Daniele Manin , Italian statesman and patriot of the period of Italian Unification*Ludovico Manin , last Doge of Venice*Tunka Manin , ruler of the Ghana Empire*Yuri I. Manin , mathematician...	178	62810	62544
Noyellette Noyellette Noyellette is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Population:-References:* -External links:* *...	183	62123	62629
Noyelle-Vion Noyelle-Vion Noyelle-Vion is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Noyelle-Vion is situated west of Arras, at the junction of the D75 and D78 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...	260	62810	62630
Rebreuve-sur-Canche Rebreuve-sur-Canche Rebreuve-sur-Canche is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Rebreuve-sur-Canche lies on the banks of the river Canche, west of Arras, at the junction of the D84 and D339 roads.-Population:...	180	62270	62694
Rebreuviette Rebreuviette Rebreuviette is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Rebreuviette lies on the banks of the river Canche, west of Arras, at the junction of the D53 and D339 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...	242	62270	62695
Sars-le-Bois Sars-le-Bois Sars-le-Bois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Sars-le-Bois lies on the banks of the river Canche, some west of Arras, on the D79E road.-Population:-References:* -External links:*...	66	62810	62778
Saulty Saulty Saulty is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Saulty lies southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D26 and D79 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:* The chateau....	625	62158	62784
Sombrin Sombrin Sombrin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Sombrin lies southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D59, D80 and D79 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...	235	62810	62798
Le Souich Le Souich Le Souich is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Le Souich is situated southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D59 and the D257 roads, on the border with the department of the Somme....	169	62810	62802
Sus-Saint-Léger Sus-Saint-Léger Sus-Saint-Léger is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Sus-Saint-Léger lies southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D23 and D59 roads and on the border with the department of the Somme....	292	62810	62804
Warluzel Warluzel Warluzel is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Warluzel is situated some southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D23 and the D80E roads, on the border with the department of the Somme....	250	62810	62879

Population

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1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
7768	8275	7696	8073	8459	8307
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting Population without double counting Population without double counting is an English translation of the phrase Population sans doubles comptes.In France, for the purposes of the census, the INSEE has defined several population indicators that allow people who live in more than one place to be counted in each place, to study and keep...

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 Avesnes-le-Comte on the Insee website