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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Canton Of Marquion

The Canton of Marquion is a former canton 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 that came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 17 communes, which all joined the canton of Bapaume in 2015. It had a total of 11,433 inhabitants (2012).

Geography

The canton was organised around Marquion in the arrondissement of Arras. The altitude varies from 32 m (105 ft) at Oisy-le-Verger to 127 m (417 ft) at Bourlon, with an average altitude of 66 m (217 ft).

The canton comprised 17 communes:

Population

Population Evolution
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
10753 11073 10759 10802 10973 11149
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

References

50°12′29″N 3°04′11″E / 50.20806°N 3.06972°E / 50.20806; 3.06972