The Canton of Vitry-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 not disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It had not a total of 28,479 inhabitants (2012).Populations légales 2012: 62 Pas-de-Calais, INSEE
Geography The canton was organised around Vitry-en-Artois in the arrondissement of Arras. The altitude varies from 25m (Brebières) to 113m (Monchy-le-Preux) for an average altitude of 57m.
The canton comprised 28 communes:
Bellonne Biache-Saint-Vaast Boiry-Notre-Dame Brebières Cagnicourt Corbehem Dury Étaing Éterpigny Fresnes-lès-Montauban Gouy-sous-Bellonne Hamblain-les-Prés Haucourt Hendecourt-lès-Cagnicourt Monchy-le-Preux Noyelles-sous-Bellonne Pelves Plouvain Récourt Rémy Riencourt-lès-Cagnicourt Rœux Sailly-en-Ostrevent Saudemont Tortequesne Villers-lès-Cagnicourt Vis-en-Artois Vitry-en-Artois
Population Population Evolution 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 20859 22883 25174 25707 2711226863 Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting
See also Cantons of Pas-de-Calais Communes of Pas-de-Calais Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department
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