Canton of Bapaume

Canton of Bapaume
French canton
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Seat	Bapaume
Communes	22
Government
• Representative	Jean-Jacques Cottel
Area¹
• Total	113.68 km² (43.89 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	9,442
• Density	83/km² (220/sq mi)
Cantonal code	62 09
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The Canton of Bapaume 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 organized around Bapaume in the arrondissement of Arras. The altitude varies from 92m (Warlencourt-Eaucourt) to 158m (Martinpuich) for an average altitude of 118m.

The canton comprises 22 communes and a total of 9,442 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition
Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Achiet-le-Grand	1016	62121	62005
Achiet-le-Petit	328	62121	62006
Avesnes-lès-Bapaume	164	62450	62064
Bancourt	95	62450	62079
Bapaume	4331	62450	62080
Beaulencourt	190	62450	62093
Béhagnies	127	62121	62103
Beugnâtre	123	62450	62121
Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume	82	62450	62129
Bihucourt	305	62121	62131
Favreuil	242	62450	62326
Frémicourt	285	62450	62353
Grévillers	331	62450	62387
Ligny-Thilloy	512	62450	62515
Martinpuich	209	62450	62561
Morval	91	62450	62593
Riencourt-lès-Bapaume	25	62450	62708
Sapignies	140	62121	62776
Le Sars	172	62450	62777
Le Transloy	371	62450	62829
Villers-au-Flos	196	62450	62855
Warlencourt-Eaucourt	107	62450	62876

Population Evolution
1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
8110	8678	8371	8322	8443	9442
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 9th , 2008.