Country France Department Pas-de-Calais Seat Pas-en-Artois Cantonal code 6240 | Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais Arrondissement Arras Communes 25 Commune 25 | |
The Canton of Pas-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. It consisted of 25 communes, which joined the canton of Avesnes-le-Comte in 2015.
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Geography
The canton is organised around Pas-en-Artois in the arrondissement of Arras. The altitude varies from 61m (Amplier) to 172m (Humbercamps) for an average altitude of 128m.
Composition
The canton comprised 25 communes and a total of 7,321 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
References
Canton of Pas-en-Artois Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA