Canton of Pas-en-Artois
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The Canton of Pas-en-Artois 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 organised around Pas-en-Artois
Pas-en-Artois
Pas-en-Artois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Pas-en-Artois is situated southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D1, D6 and D25 roads, in the valley of the river Kilienne, a small tributary of the Authie.-Population:-Places of...

 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 61m (Amplier
Amplier
Amplier is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:A farming village located in the Authie valley , 20 miles southwest of Arras, on the D24 road.-Population:-References:...

) to 172m (Humbercamps
Humbercamps
Humbercamps is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D26 and the D30 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

) for an average altitude of 128m.

Composition

The canton comprises 25 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 7,321 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
Amplier
Amplier
Amplier is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:A farming village located in the Authie valley , 20 miles southwest of Arras, on the D24 road.-Population:-References:...

 
248 62760 62030
Bienvillers-au-Bois
Bienvillers-au-Bois
Bienvillers-au-Bois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming and light industrial village located 11 miles southwest of Arras at the junction of the D2, D8 and D62.-Population:...

 
619 62111 62130
Couin
Couin
Couin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming village located 16 miles southwest of Arras at the junction of the D25 and D2 roads, by the banks of the Authie river....

 
90 62760 62242
Famechon
Famechon, Pas-de-Calais
Famechon is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming village situated southwest of Arras, on the D1 road.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
139 62760 62322
Foncquevillers
Foncquevillers
Foncquevillers 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 D3, D6 and the D28 roads.-Population:-World War I:...

 
466 62111 62341
Gaudiempré
Gaudiempré
Gaudiempré is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Gaudiempré is a small farming village situated southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D23 and the D1 roads.-Population:-References:*...

 
187 62760 62368
Gommecourt
Gommecourt, Pas-de-Calais
Gommecourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming village situated south of Arras, on the D6 road.-Population:-World War I:...

 
126 62111 62375
Grincourt-lès-Pas
Grincourt-lès-Pas
Grincourt-lès-Pas is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A very small farming village situated southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D25 and the D25E roads.-Population:-References:*...

 
39 62760 62389
Halloy
Halloy, Pas-de-Calais
Halloy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming village situated southwest of Arras, on the D24 road.-Population:-References:* -External links:*...

 
209 62760 62404
Hannescamps
Hannescamps
Hannescamps is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D3 and the D8 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
149 62111 62409
Hébuterne
Hébuterne
Hébuterne is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D27 and the D28 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
465 62111 62422
Hénu
Hénu
Hénu is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming village situated southwest of Arras, on the D6 road.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
152 62760 62430
Humbercamps
Humbercamps
Humbercamps is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D26 and the D30 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
251 62158 62465
Mondicourt
Mondicourt
Mondicourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Mondicourt is a farming and light industrial village situated southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D6 and the N25 roads, on the border with the department of the...

 
676 62760 62583
Orville
Orville, Pas-de-Calais
Orville is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Orville is situated southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D24 and D938 roads, by the banks of the river Authie, on the border with the department of the Somme.-History:In the early 20th...

 
325 62760 62640
Pas-en-Artois
Pas-en-Artois
Pas-en-Artois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Pas-en-Artois is situated southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D1, D6 and D25 roads, in the valley of the river Kilienne, a small tributary of the Authie.-Population:-Places of...

938 62760 62649
Pommera
Pommera
Pommera is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Pommera is situated southwest of Arras, on the N25 road.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
245 62760 62663
Pommier  188 62111 62664
Puisieux
Puisieux, Pas-de-Calais
Puisieux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Puisieux is situated south of Arras, at the junction of the D919, D27 and D6 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
609 62116 62672
Sailly-au-Bois
Sailly-au-Bois
Sailly-au-Bois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Sailly-au-Bois lies about south of Arras, at the junction of the D3 and D23 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
265 62111 62733
Saint-Amand
Saint-Amand, Pas-de-Calais
Saint-Amand is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Saint-Amand lies about northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D15 and D16 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
164 62760 62741
Sarton
Sarton, Pas-de-Calais
Sarton is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Sarton lies on the banks of the river Authie, some southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D1E and D938 roads.-Population:-References:*...

 
162 62760 62779
Souastre
Souastre
Souastre is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Souastre lies southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D2, D6 and D23 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:* Ruins of a watermill....

 
324 62111 62800
Thièvres
Thièvres, Pas-de-Calais
Thièvres is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Thièvres lies southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D1 and D176 roads...

 
132 62760 62814
Warlincourt-lès-Pas
Warlincourt-lès-Pas
Warlincourt-lès-Pas is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Warlincourt-lès-Pas is situated some southwest of Arras, on the D25 road...

 
153 62760 62877

Population

style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em"| Population Evolution
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
7531 8034 7646 7330 7267 7321
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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