Canton of Vitry-en-Artois
Encyclopedia
The Canton of Vitry-en-Artois is a canton
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 Vitry-en-Artois
Vitry-en-Artois
Vitry-en-Artois is a commune and in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Vitry-en-Artois is situated some northeast of Arras, at the junction of the N50, D39 and the D42 roads. The river Scarpe flows through the town, which is also served by the SNCF...

 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 25m (Brebières
Brebières
Brebières is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming and light industrial town located 12 miles east of Arras on the N50 road, at the junction with the D44 and D307, by the banks of the Scarpe river.A celebration of the potato takes...

) to 113m (Monchy-le-Preux
Monchy-le-Preux
Monchy-le-Preux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Monchy-le-Preux is situated southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D33 and the D339 roads...

) for an average altitude of 57m.

Composition

The canton comprises 28 communes
Communes 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 26,863 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em"| Demographic Composition
Commune Population Post Code INSEE Code
Bellonne
Bellonne
Bellonne 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.Martin, rebuilt in the 20th century, along with most of the village.-References:* -External links:...

 
249 62490 62106
Biache-Saint-Vaast
Biache-Saint-Vaast
Biache-Saint-Vaast is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming and light industrial town located 8 miles east of Arras, on the banks of the Scarpe river, at the junction of the D42, D43 and D46 roads...

 
3 923 62118 62128
Boiry-Notre-Dame
Boiry-Notre-Dame
Boiry-Notre-Dame 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.Vaast, rebuilt after the destruction of the village during World War I.-References:*...

 
418 62156 62145
Brebières
Brebières
Brebières is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming and light industrial town located 12 miles east of Arras on the N50 road, at the junction with the D44 and D307, by the banks of the Scarpe river.A celebration of the potato takes...

 
4 424 62117 62173
Cagnicourt
Cagnicourt
Cagnicourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village located 11 miles southeast of Arras at the junction of the D13 with the D14E.-Population:...

 
386 62182 62192
Corbehem
Corbehem
Corbehem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming and light industrial village located 17 miles northeast of Arras on the D45 road...

 
2 318 62112 62240
Dury
Dury, Pas-de-Calais
Dury is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village southeast of Arras at the junction of the D956 and D9E roads...

 
295 62156 62280
Étaing
Étaing
Étaing is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated east of Arras, in the valley of the river Sensee, at the junction of the D39 and D9 roads...

 
367 62156 62317
Éterpigny
Éterpigny, Pas-de-Calais
Éterpigny is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.Its inhabitants are called Sterpiniens and Sterpiniennes.-Geography:A farming village situated southeast of Arras, on the D9 road...

 
167 62156 62319
Fresnes-lès-Montauban
Fresnes-lès-Montauban
Fresnes-lès-Montauban is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated northeast of Arras, at the junction of the N50 and the D46 roads...

 
499 62490 62355
Gouy-sous-Bellonne
Gouy-sous-Bellonne
Gouy-sous-Bellonne is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated east of Arras, at the junction of the D956 and D45 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
1 258 62112 62383
Hamblain-les-Prés
Hamblain-les-Prés
Hamblain-les-Prés is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated east of Arras, at the junction of the D34 and the D43 roads...

 
483 62118 62405
Haucourt
Haucourt, Pas-de-Calais
Haucourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming village situated southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D939 and the D9 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
240 62156 62414
Hendecourt-lès-Cagnicourt
Hendecourt-lès-Cagnicourt
Hendecourt-lès-Cagnicourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Hendecourt-lès-Cagnicourt is situated southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D38 and the D956 roads.-Population:...

 
286 62182 62424
Monchy-le-Preux
Monchy-le-Preux
Monchy-le-Preux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Monchy-le-Preux is situated southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D33 and the D339 roads...

 
521 62118 62582
Noyelles-sous-Bellonne
Noyelles-sous-Bellonne
Noyelles-sous-Bellonne is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Noyelles-sous-Bellonne is situated east of Arras, at the junction of the D44 and D44E roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
568 62490 62627
Pelves
Pelves
Pelves is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Pelves is situated east of Arras, at the junction of the D33E and C4 roads, in the valley of the river Scarpe and just south of the junction of the A1 and the A26...

 
716 62118 62650
Plouvain
Plouvain
Plouvain is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Plouvin is situated east of Arras, at the junction of the D42 and the D46 roads...

 
460 62118 62660
Récourt
Récourt
Récourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Population:-References:* -External links:*...

 
221 62860 62697
Rémy  265 62156 62703
Riencourt-lès-Cagnicourt
Riencourt-lès-Cagnicourt
Riencourt-lès-Cagnicourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Riencourt-lès-Cagnicourt lies southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D13 and D83 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
279 62182 62709
Rœux
Rœux
Rœux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Rœux lies on the banks of the Scarpe river about east of Arras at the junction of the D33, D42 and D46 roads...

 
1458 62118 62718
Sailly-en-Ostrevent
Sailly-en-Ostrevent
Sailly-en-Ostrevent is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Sailly-en-Ostrevent lies about east of Arras, at the junction of the D39 and D43 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
647 62490 62734
Saudemont
Saudemont
Saudemont is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Saudemont lies southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D39 and D13 roads. The A26 autoroute passes by at a distance of half a mile.-Population:...

 
375 62860 62782
Tortequesne
Tortequesne
Tortequesne is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Tortequesne is surrounded by lakes and marshland, east of Arras, at the junction of the D43 and D956 roads and on the border with the department of Nord.-Population:-Places of interest:*...

 
686 62490 62825
Villers-lès-Cagnicourt
Villers-lès-Cagnicourt
Villers-lès-Cagnicourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Villers-lès-Cagnicourt is situated some southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D939 and D13 roads.-Population:...

 
212 62182 62858
Vis-en-Artois
Vis-en-Artois
Vis-en-Artois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Vis-en-Artois is situated southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D939 and the D9 roads.-History:...

 
536 62156 62864
Vitry-en-Artois
Vitry-en-Artois
Vitry-en-Artois is a commune and in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Vitry-en-Artois is situated some northeast of Arras, at the junction of the N50, D39 and the D42 roads. The river Scarpe flows through the town, which is also served by the SNCF...

4606 62490 62865

Population

style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em"| Population Evolution
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
20859 22883 25174 25707 27112 26863
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

External links

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