Canton of Vitry-en-Artois

Canton of Vitry-en-Artois
French canton
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Seat	Vitry-en-Artois
Communes	28
Government
• Representative	Martial Stienne
Area¹
• Total	169.31 km2 (65.37 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	26,863
• Density	158.66/km2 (410.9/sq mi)
Cantonal code	6246
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

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 disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.

Geography

The canton is 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.

Composition

The canton comprised 28 communes and a total of 26,863 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

External links

• The canton of Vitry-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
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Coordinates: 50°16′36″N 2°58′51″E / 50.27667°N 2.98083°E / 50.27667; 2.98083