Canton of Rouvroy

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Canton of Rouvroy
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Communes	3
Chief Town	Rouvroy
Representative	Dominique Watrin
Cantonal code	62 67
Statistics
Land area¹	17.35 km²
Population
-1999	19,628
-Density	1377,75/km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The Canton of Rouvroy is a canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of northern France.
By order of the prefect of the region, on October 18, 2006, the township was attached to the arrondissement of Lens rather than that of Arras with effect from 1st January 2007.

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

[edit] Geography

The canton is organised around Rouvroy in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 31m (Méricourt) to 68m (Drocourt) for an average altitude of 62m.

[edit] Composition

The canton comprises 3 communes and a total of 19,628 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Drocourt	3104	62320	62277
Méricourt (1)	11723	62680	62570
Rouvroy	9077	62320	62724

(1)only a fraction of the commune.

[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 Rouvroy on the Insee website (French)

[edit] Notes

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