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
Seat	Pas-en-Artois
Communes	25
Government
• Representative	Ernest Auchart
Area¹
• Total	15.64 km2 (6.04 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	7,321
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/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 former canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 25 communes, which joined the canton of Avesnes-le-Comte in 2015.^[1]

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.

Composition

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

Population

See also

• Cantons of Pas-de-Calais
• Communes of Pas-de-Calais
• Pas-de-Calais
• Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

External links

• The canton of Pas-en-Artois on the Insee website (French)

Notes

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

Cantons of the Pas-de-Calais department Aire-sur-la-Lys Arras-1 Arras-2 Arras-3 Auchel Auxi-le-Château Avesnes-le-Comte Avion Bapaume Berck Béthune Beuvry Boulogne-sur-Mer-1 Boulogne-sur-Mer-2 Brebières Bruay-la-Buissière Bully-les-Mines Calais-1 Calais-2 Calais-3 Carvin Desvres Douvrin Étaples Fruges Harnes Hénin-Beaumont-1 Hénin-Beaumont-2 Lens Liévin Lillers Longuenesse Lumbres Marck Nœux-les-Mines Outreau Saint-Omer Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise Wingles

Coordinates: 50°09′05″N 2°31′57″E / 50.15139°N 2.53250°E / 50.15139; 2.53250