Canton of Bapaume
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The Canton of Bapaume 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
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...

 of northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

.

Geography

The canton is organized around Bapaume
Bapaume
Bapaume is a commune and the seat of a canton in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming and light industrial town located 10 miles south of Arras at the junction of the A1 autoroute and the N17 and N30 national roads its location is...

 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 92m (Warlencourt-Eaucourt
Warlencourt-Eaucourt
Warlencourt-Eaucourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Warlencourt-Eaucourt is situated some south of Arras, at the junction of the D929 and the D10E roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

) to 158m (Martinpuich
Martinpuich
Martinpuich is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Martinpuich is situated south of Arras, near the junction of the D929 and the D6 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

) for an average altitude of 118m.

Composition

The canton comprises 22 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 9,442 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em"| Demographic Composition
Commune Population Post Code INSEE Code
Achiet-le-Grand
Achiet-le-Grand
Achiet-le-Grand is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:A farming village located 12 miles south of Arras, at the D7 and D9 road junction...

 
1016 62121 62005
Achiet-le-Petit
Achiet-le-Petit
Achiet-le-Petit is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:A farming village located 13 miles south of Arras, at the D27 and D9 road junction.-History:...

 
328 62121 62006
Avesnes-lès-Bapaume
Avesnes-lès-Bapaume
Avesnes-lès-Bapaume is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:A small farming suburb , located 11 miles south of Arras at the junction of the D7 and D929 roads.-Population:-References:*...

 
164 62450 62064
Bancourt
Bancourt
Bancourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming village located 10 miles south of Arras at the junction of the D7 and D7E1 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
95 62450 62079
Bapaume
Bapaume
Bapaume is a commune and the seat of a canton in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming and light industrial town located 10 miles south of Arras at the junction of the A1 autoroute and the N17 and N30 national roads its location is...

4331 62450 62080
Beaulencourt
Beaulencourt
Beaulencourt 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 south of Arras on the N17 road, at the junction with the D11...

 
190 62450 62093
Béhagnies
Béhagnies
Béhagnies is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming village located 13 miles south of Arras on the N17 road, at the junction with the D31.-Population:-References:*...

 
127 62121 62103
Beugnâtre
Beugnâtre
Beugnâtre 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 southeast of Arras at the junction of the D956 and D10E roads...

 
123 62450 62121
Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume
Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume
Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming village located just outside of Bapaume and 12 miles south of Arras....

 
82 62450 62129
Bihucourt
Bihucourt
Bihucourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village located 11 miles south of Arras at the junction of the D31 and the D7.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
305 62121 62131
Favreuil
Favreuil
Favreuil is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated south of Arras, at the junction of the D36E and D10E roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
242 62450 62326
Frémicourt
Frémicourt
Frémicourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated south-southeast of Arras, at the junction of the N30 and the D7E roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
285 62450 62353
Grévillers
Grévillers
Grévillers is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated south of Arras, at the junction of the D10 and three small roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
331 62450 62387
Ligny-Thilloy
Ligny-Thilloy
Ligny-Thilloy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Ligny-Thilloy is situated just southwest of Bapaume and south of Arras, at the junction of the D10 and the D10E roads.-Population:...

 
512 62450 62515
Martinpuich
Martinpuich
Martinpuich is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Martinpuich is situated south of Arras, near the junction of the D929 and the D6 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
209 62450 62561
Morval
Morval
Morval is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Morval is situated south of Arras, on the D11 road, completely surrounded by the department of the Somme...

 
91 62450 62593
Riencourt-lès-Bapaume
Riencourt-lès-Bapaume
Riencourt-lès-Bapaume is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Riencourt-lès-Bapaume lies south of Arras, at the junction of the D11E and N17 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
25 62450 62708
Sapignies
Sapignies
Sapignies is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Sapignies lies south of Arras, at the junction of the D31E and N17 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
140 62121 62776
Le Sars
Le Sars
Le Sars is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Le Sars is situated south of Arras, at the junction of the D11 and the D929 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
172 62450 62777
Le Transloy
Le Transloy
Le Transloy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Le Transloy is situated south of Arras, at the junction of the N17 and the D19 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
371 62450 62829
Villers-au-Flos
Villers-au-Flos
Villers-au-Flos is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Villers-au-Flos is situated some south of Arras, near the junction of the D11 and N17 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
196 62450 62855
Warlencourt-Eaucourt
Warlencourt-Eaucourt
Warlencourt-Eaucourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Warlencourt-Eaucourt is situated some south of Arras, at the junction of the D929 and the D10E roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
107 62450 62876

Population

style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em"| Population Evolution
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
8110 8678 8371 8322 8443 9442
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

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