Canton of Marquion
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The Canton of Marquion is a canton
situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
of northern France
.
in the arrondissement of Arras
. The altitude varies from 32m (Oisy-le-Verger
) to 127m (Bourlon
) for an average altitude of 66m.
and a total of 11,149 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
Cantons of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...
situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
of northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Geography
The canton is organised around MarquionMarquion
Marquion is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Marquion is a farming and light industrial village situated southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D939 and the D15 roads. Junction 8 of the A26 autoroute is just a mile...
in the arrondissement of Arras
Arrondissement of Arras
The arrondissement of Arras is an arrondissement of France, located in the Pas-de-Calais département, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais région...
. The altitude varies from 32m (Oisy-le-Verger
Oisy-le-Verger
Oisy-le-Verger is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Oisy-le-Verger is a farming village situated east of Arras, at the junction of the D21 and D14 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...
) to 127m (Bourlon
Bourlon
Bourlon is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village located 22 miles southeast of Arras on the D16 road, just yards from the A26 autoroute.-Population:...
) for an average altitude of 66m.
Composition
The canton comprises 17 communesCommunes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
and a total of 11,149 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
Commune | Population | Post Code | INSEE Code |
---|---|---|---|
Baralle Baralle Baralle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village located 15 miles southeast of Arras at the junction of the D14, D16 and D19 roads. The entire commune was obliterated during World War I.-Population:-Places of interest:*... |
487 | 62860 | 62081 |
Bourlon Bourlon Bourlon is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village located 22 miles southeast of Arras on the D16 road, just yards from the A26 autoroute.-Population:... |
1 246 | 62860 | 62164 |
Buissy Buissy Buissy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village located 15 miles southeast of Arras on the D14 road, at the junction with the D19.-Population:-Places of interest:... |
229 | 62860 | 62184 |
Écourt-Saint-Quentin Écourt-Saint-Quentin Écourt-Saint-Quentin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated southeast of Arras at the junction of the D13 and D19 roads in a landscape of woods and lakes.-Population:... |
1 731 | 62860 | 62284 |
Épinoy Épinoy Épinoy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated southeast of Arras at the junction of the N43 and D21 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:* Traces of an old castle.... |
498 | 62860 | 62298 |
Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D15 and C5 roads... |
617 | 62147 | 62384 |
Inchy-en-Artois Inchy-en-Artois Inchy-en-Artois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Inchy-en-Artois is a farming village situated southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D19 and the D22 roads.-Population:... |
556 | 62860 | 62469 |
Lagnicourt-Marcel Lagnicourt-Marcel Lagnicourt-Marcel is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D18, D14 and the D5 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:... |
295 | 62159 | 62484 |
Marquion Marquion Marquion is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Marquion is a farming and light industrial village situated southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D939 and the D15 roads. Junction 8 of the A26 autoroute is just a mile... |
1008 | 62860 | 62559 |
Oisy-le-Verger Oisy-le-Verger Oisy-le-Verger is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Oisy-le-Verger is a farming village situated east of Arras, at the junction of the D21 and D14 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:... |
1260 | 62860 | 62638 |
Palluel Palluel Palluel is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Palluel is situated east of Arras, at the junction of the D21 and D13 roads, in the valley of the river Sensée.-History:... |
520 | 62860 | 62646 |
Pronville Pronville Pronville is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Population:-Places of interest:* The church of St.Géry, rebuilt, as was much of the village, after the First World War.-References:* -External links:... |
272 | 62860 | 62671 |
Quéant Quéant Quéant is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Quéant is situated southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D14 and D22 roads... |
549 | 62860 | 62673 |
Rumaucourt Rumaucourt Rumaucourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Population:-Places of interest:* The church of St.Amand, rebuilt, along with most of the village, after World War I.* The German World War I cemetery.... |
724 | 62860 | 62728 |
Sains-lès-Marquion Sains-lès-Marquion Sains-lès-Marquion is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Sains-lès-Marquion lies about southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D15 and D16 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:... |
300 | 62860 | 62739 |
Sauchy-Cauchy Sauchy-Cauchy Sauchy-Cauchy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Sauchy-Cauchy lies on the banks of the Canal du Nord, some southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D21E and D14 roads.-Population:... |
411 | 62860 | 62780 |
Sauchy-Lestrée Sauchy-Lestrée Sauchy-Lestrée is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Sauchy-Lestrée lies southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D21E and D15 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:... |
446 | 62860 | 62781 |
Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
10753 | 11073 | 10759 | 10802 | 10973 | 11149 |
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting Population without double counting Population without double counting is an English translation of the phrase Population sans doubles comptes.In France, for the purposes of the census, the INSEE has defined several population indicators that allow people who live in more than one place to be counted in each place, to study and keep... |
See also
- Cantons of Pas-de-Calais
- Communes of Pas-de-Calais
- Pas-de-Calais
- Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department