Canton of Pas-en-Artois

Canton of Pas-en-Artois
— French canton —
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Chef-lieu	Pas-en-Artois
Communes	25
Government
• Representative	Ernest Auchart
Area¹
• Total	15.64 km² (6 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	7,321
• Density	468.1/km² (1,212.4/sq mi)
Cantonal code	6240
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

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

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 comprises 25 communes and a total of 7,321 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition
Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Amplier	248	62760	62030
Bienvillers-au-Bois	619	62111	62130
Couin	90	62760	62242
Famechon	139	62760	62322
Foncquevillers	466	62111	62341
Gaudiempré	187	62760	62368
Gommecourt	126	62111	62375
Grincourt-lès-Pas	39	62760	62389
Halloy	209	62760	62404
Hannescamps	149	62111	62409
Hébuterne	465	62111	62422
Hénu	152	62760	62430
Humbercamps	251	62158	62465
Mondicourt	676	62760	62583
Orville	325	62760	62640
Pas-en-Artois	938	62760	62649
Pommera	245	62760	62663
Pommier	188	62111	62664
Puisieux	609	62116	62672
Sailly-au-Bois	265	62111	62733
Saint-Amand	164	62760	62741
Sarton	162	62760	62779
Souastre	324	62111	62800
Thièvres	132	62760	62814
Warlincourt-lès-Pas	153	62760	62877

Population Evolution
1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
7531	8034	7646	7330	7267	7321
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

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