Canton of Marquion

Canton of Marquion
French canton
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Seat	Marquion
Communes	17
Government
• Representative	Julien Olivier
Area¹
• Total	138.11 km2 (53.32 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	11,149
• Density	80.73/km2 (209.1/sq mi)
Cantonal code	62 35
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Marquion 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 17 communes, which joined the canton of Bapaume in 2015.^[1]

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.

Composition

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

Population

See also

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

References

External links

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

Notes

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

Cantons of the Pas-de-Calais department
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Coordinates: 50°12′29″N 3°04′11″E / 50.20806°N 3.06972°E / 50.20806; 3.06972