Canton of Heuchin

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Canton of Heuchin
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Communes	32
Chief Town	Heuchin
Representative	Alain Wacheux  (2004-2010)
Cantonal code	62 27
Statistics
Land area¹	187.45 km²
Population
-1999	9,851
-Density	52,55/km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The Canton of Heuchin is a canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of northern France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Composition 3 History 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

The canton is organised around Heuchin in the arrondissement of Arras. The altitude varies from 42m (Tilly-Capelle) to 196 m (Fiefs) for n average altitude of 111m.

[edit] Composition

The canton of Heuchin includes the following communes :

• Anvin
• Aumerval
• Bailleul-lès-Pernes
• Bergueneuse
• Bours
• Boyaval
• Conteville-en-Ternois
• Eps
• Équirre
• Érin
• Fiefs
• Fleury
• Floringhem
• Fontaine-lès-Boulans
• Fontaine-lès-Hermans
• Hestrus
• Heuchin
• Huclier
• Lisbourg
• Marest
• Monchy-Cayeux
• Nédon
• Nédonchel
• Pernes
• Prédefin
• Pressy
• Sachin
• Sains-lès-Pernes
• Tangry
• Teneur
• Tilly-Capelle
• Valhuon

[edit] History

List of the successive conseillers généraux (members of the general council)

Date of election	Name	Party	Background
2001	Charles Delaire	.	.
2004	Alain Wacheux	.	.
Members are elected for six years in three-yearly elections.

[edit] See also

• Cantons of Pas-de-Calais
• Communes of Pas-de-Calais
• Pas-de-Calais
• Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• The canton of Heuchin on the Insee website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the original and the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 10th, 2008.