The Canton of Vitry-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 Vitry-en-Artois

Vitry-en-Artois

Vitry-en-Artois is a commune and in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Vitry-en-Artois is situated some northeast of Arras, at the junction of the N50, D39 and the D42 roads. The river Scarpe flows through the town, which is also served by the SNCF...

 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 25m (Brebières

Brebières

Brebières is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming and light industrial town located 12 miles east of Arras on the N50 road, at the junction with the D44 and D307, by the banks of the Scarpe river.A celebration of the potato takes...

) to 113m (Monchy-le-Preux

Monchy-le-Preux

Monchy-le-Preux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Monchy-le-Preux is situated southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D33 and the D339 roads...

) for an average altitude of 57m.

Composition

The canton comprises 28 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 26,863 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Bellonne Bellonne Bellonne 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.Martin, rebuilt in the 20th century, along with most of the village.-References:* -External links:...	249	62490	62106
Biache-Saint-Vaast Biache-Saint-Vaast Biache-Saint-Vaast is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming and light industrial town located 8 miles east of Arras, on the banks of the Scarpe river, at the junction of the D42, D43 and D46 roads...	3 923	62118	62128
Boiry-Notre-Dame Boiry-Notre-Dame Boiry-Notre-Dame 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, rebuilt after the destruction of the village during World War I.-References:*...	418	62156	62145
Brebières Brebières Brebières is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming and light industrial town located 12 miles east of Arras on the N50 road, at the junction with the D44 and D307, by the banks of the Scarpe river.A celebration of the potato takes...	4 424	62117	62173
Cagnicourt Cagnicourt Cagnicourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village located 11 miles southeast of Arras at the junction of the D13 with the D14E.-Population:...	386	62182	62192
Corbehem Corbehem Corbehem 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 17 miles northeast of Arras on the D45 road...	2 318	62112	62240
Dury Dury, Pas-de-Calais Dury is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village southeast of Arras at the junction of the D956 and D9E roads...	295	62156	62280
Étaing Étaing Étaing is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated east of Arras, in the valley of the river Sensee, at the junction of the D39 and D9 roads...	367	62156	62317
Éterpigny Éterpigny, Pas-de-Calais Éterpigny is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.Its inhabitants are called Sterpiniens and Sterpiniennes.-Geography:A farming village situated southeast of Arras, on the D9 road...	167	62156	62319
Fresnes-lès-Montauban Fresnes-lès-Montauban Fresnes-lès-Montauban is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated northeast of Arras, at the junction of the N50 and the D46 roads...	499	62490	62355
Gouy-sous-Bellonne Gouy-sous-Bellonne Gouy-sous-Bellonne is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated east of Arras, at the junction of the D956 and D45 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...	1 258	62112	62383
Hamblain-les-Prés Hamblain-les-Prés Hamblain-les-Prés is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated east of Arras, at the junction of the D34 and the D43 roads...	483	62118	62405
Haucourt Haucourt, Pas-de-Calais Haucourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming village situated southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D939 and the D9 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...	240	62156	62414
Hendecourt-lès-Cagnicourt Hendecourt-lès-Cagnicourt Hendecourt-lès-Cagnicourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Hendecourt-lès-Cagnicourt is situated southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D38 and the D956 roads.-Population:...	286	62182	62424
Monchy-le-Preux Monchy-le-Preux Monchy-le-Preux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Monchy-le-Preux is situated southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D33 and the D339 roads...	521	62118	62582
Noyelles-sous-Bellonne Noyelles-sous-Bellonne Noyelles-sous-Bellonne is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Noyelles-sous-Bellonne is situated east of Arras, at the junction of the D44 and D44E roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...	568	62490	62627
Pelves Pelves Pelves is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Pelves is situated east of Arras, at the junction of the D33E and C4 roads, in the valley of the river Scarpe and just south of the junction of the A1 and the A26...	716	62118	62650
Plouvain Plouvain Plouvain is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Plouvin is situated east of Arras, at the junction of the D42 and the D46 roads...	460	62118	62660
Récourt Récourt Récourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Population:-References:* -External links:*...	221	62860	62697
Rémy	265	62156	62703
Riencourt-lès-Cagnicourt Riencourt-lès-Cagnicourt Riencourt-lès-Cagnicourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Riencourt-lès-Cagnicourt lies southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D13 and D83 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...	279	62182	62709
Rœux Rœux Rœux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Rœux lies on the banks of the Scarpe river about east of Arras at the junction of the D33, D42 and D46 roads...	1458	62118	62718
Sailly-en-Ostrevent Sailly-en-Ostrevent Sailly-en-Ostrevent is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Sailly-en-Ostrevent lies about east of Arras, at the junction of the D39 and D43 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...	647	62490	62734
Saudemont Saudemont Saudemont is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Saudemont lies southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D39 and D13 roads. The A26 autoroute passes by at a distance of half a mile.-Population:...	375	62860	62782
Tortequesne Tortequesne Tortequesne is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Tortequesne is surrounded by lakes and marshland, east of Arras, at the junction of the D43 and D956 roads and on the border with the department of Nord.-Population:-Places of interest:*...	686	62490	62825
Villers-lès-Cagnicourt Villers-lès-Cagnicourt Villers-lès-Cagnicourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Villers-lès-Cagnicourt is situated some southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D939 and D13 roads.-Population:...	212	62182	62858
Vis-en-Artois Vis-en-Artois Vis-en-Artois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Vis-en-Artois is situated southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D939 and the D9 roads.-History:...	536	62156	62864
Vitry-en-Artois Vitry-en-Artois Vitry-en-Artois is a commune and in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Vitry-en-Artois is situated some northeast of Arras, at the junction of the N50, D39 and the D42 roads. The river Scarpe flows through the town, which is also served by the SNCF...	4606	62490	62865

Population

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1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
20859	22883	25174	25707	27112	26863
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 Vitry-en-Artois on the Insee website