Cantonal code 6246 | Arrondissement Arras Communes 28 Commune 28 | |
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.
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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).
References
Canton of Vitry-en-Artois Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA