Canton of Bully-les-Mines

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Canton of Bully-les-Mines
French canton
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Seat	Bully-les-Mines
Communes	2
Government
• Representative	Michel Vancaille 2008-2014
Area¹
• Total	17.93 km² (6.92 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	19,515
• Density	1,088.40/km² (2,818.9/sq mi)
Cantonal code	62 51
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The canton of Bully-les-Mines 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 Bully-les-Mines in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 26m (Mazingarbe) to 92m (Bully-les-Mines) for an average altitude of 27m.

The canton comprises 2 communes and a total of 19,515 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition
Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Bully-les-Mines	12045	62160	62186
Mazingarbe	7470	62670	62563

Population Evolution
1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
23206	24097	21228	20647	20406	19515
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 15th, 2008.

Cantons of the Pas-de-Calais department

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