Canton of Vitry-en-Artois
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The Canton of Vitry-en-Artois 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 25m (Brebières
) to 113m (Monchy-le-Preux
) for an average altitude of 57m.
and a total of 26,863 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
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.
Geography
The canton is organised around Vitry-en-ArtoisVitry-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 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 26,863 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
Commune | Population | Post Code | INSEE Code |
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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
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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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