Canton of Rouvroy

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Canton of Rouvroy
French canton
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Seat	Rouvroy
Communes	3
Government
• Representative	Dominique Watrin
Area¹
• Total	17.35 km² (6.70 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	19,628
• Density	1,377.75/km² (3,568.4/sq mi)
Cantonal code	62 67
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 1 January 2007.

Geography

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

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.

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

Cantons of the Pas-de-Calais department

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