Canton of Dainville

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Canton of Dainville
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Communes	10
Chief Town	Dainville
Representative	Françoise Rossignol
Cantonal code	6271
Statistics
Land area¹	75.14 km²
Population
-1999	17,370
-Density	231.17/km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The Canton of Dainville is a canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of northern France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Composition 3 Population 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

The canton is organised around Dainville in the arrondissement of Arras. The altitude varies from 53m (Sainte-Catherine) to 145m (Acq) for an average altitude of 88m.

[edit] Composition

The canton comprises 10 communes and a total of 17,370 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Acq	502	62144	62007
Anzin-Saint-Aubin	2470	62223	62037
Dainville	5392	62000	62263
Duisans	1091	62161	62279
Écurie	297	62223	62290
Étrun	326	62161	62320
Marœuil	2509	62161	62557
Mont-Saint-Éloi	1018	62144	62589
Roclincourt	748	62223	62714
Sainte-Catherine-lès-Arras	3017	62223	62744

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
9421	11061	13928	16188	17504	17370
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] See also

• Cantons of Pas-de-Calais
• Communes of Pas-de-Calais
• Pas-de-Calais
• Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• The canton of Dainville on the Insee website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 10th , 2008.