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Canton of Marquion

Coordinates: 50°12′29″N 3°04′11″E / 50.20806°N 3.06972°E / 50.20806; 3.06972
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Marquion
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
No. of communes17
Disbanded2015
SeatMarquion
Area
138.11 km2 (53.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
11,433
 • Density83/km2 (210/sq mi)

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,[1] which all joined the canton of Bapaume in 2015.[2] It had a total of 11,433 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Geography

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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:[1]

Population

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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

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References

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