Canton of Pas-en-Artois
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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,<ref name=pop2012/> which joined the canton of Avesnes-le-Comte in 2015.<ref>Décret n° 2014-233 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Pas-de-Calais</ref> It had a total of 7,678 inhabitants (2012).<ref name=pop2012>Populations légales 2012: 62 Pas-de-Calais, INSEE</ref>
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.
The canton comprised 25 communes:<ref name=pop2012/> Template:Div col
- Amplier
- Bienvillers-au-Bois
- Couin
- Famechon
- Foncquevillers
- Gaudiempré
- Gommecourt
- Grincourt-lès-Pas
- Halloy
- Hannescamps
- Hébuterne
- Hénu
- Humbercamps
- Mondicourt
- Orville
- Pas-en-Artois
- Pommera
- Pommier
- Puisieux
- Sailly-au-Bois
- Saint-Amand
- Sarton
- Souastre
- Thièvres
- Warlincourt-lès-Pas
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7531 | 8034 | 7646 | 7330 | 7267 | 7321 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
See also
References
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