Canton of Marquion

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Canton of Marquion
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Communes	17
Chief Town	Marquion
Cantonal code	62 35
Statistics
Land area¹	138.11 km²
Population
-1999	11,149
-Density	80.73/km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The Canton of Marquion 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 Marquion in the arrondissement of Arras. The altitude varies from 32m (Oisy-le-Verger) to 127m (Bourlon) for an average altitude of 66m.

[edit] Composition

The canton comprises 17 communes and a total of 11,149 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Baralle	487	62860	62081
Bourlon	1 246	62860	62164
Buissy	229	62860	62184
Écourt-Saint-Quentin	1 731	62860	62284
Épinoy	498	62860	62298
Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt	617	62147	62384
Inchy-en-Artois	556	62860	62469
Lagnicourt-Marcel	295	62159	62484
Marquion	1008	62860	62559
Oisy-le-Verger	1260	62860	62638
Palluel	520	62860	62646
Pronville	272	62860	62671
Quéant	549	62860	62673
Rumaucourt	724	62860	62728
Sains-lès-Marquion	300	62860	62739
Sauchy-Cauchy	411	62860	62780
Sauchy-Lestrée	446	62860	62781

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
10753	11073	10759	10802	10973	11149
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 Marquion on the Insee website (French)

[edit] Notes

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