Canton of Marquion

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Canton of Marquion
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Communes 17
Chief Town Marquion
Cantonal code 62 35
Statistics
Land area¹ 138.11 km²
Population
 -1999 11,149
 -Density 80.73/km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².
France


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

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[edit] Geography

The canton is organised around Marquion in the arrondissement of Arras. The altitude varies from 32m (Oisy-le-Verger) to 127m (Bourlon) for an average altitude of 66m.

[edit] Composition

The canton comprises 17 communes and a total of 11,149 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition
Commune Population Post Code INSEE Code
Baralle 487 62860 62081
Bourlon 1 246 62860 62164
Buissy 229 62860 62184
Écourt-Saint-Quentin 1 731 62860 62284
Épinoy 498 62860 62298
Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt 617 62147 62384
Inchy-en-Artois 556 62860 62469
Lagnicourt-Marcel 295 62159 62484
Marquion 1008 62860 62559
Oisy-le-Verger 1260 62860 62638
Palluel 520 62860 62646
Pronville 272 62860 62671
Quéant 549 62860 62673
Rumaucourt 724 62860 62728
Sains-lès-Marquion 300 62860 62739
Sauchy-Cauchy 411 62860 62780
Sauchy-Lestrée 446 62860 62781

[edit] Population

Population Evolution
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
10753 11073 10759 10802 10973 11149
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

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