Canton of Bertincourt explained

Type:canton
Bertincourt
Seat:Bertincourt
Nbcomm:18
Insee:62 11
Pop:6755
Population As Of:2012
Area:120.19
Disbanded:2015

The Canton of Bertincourt is a former canton located in the of the Pas-de-Calais department 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. The canton consisted of 18 communes, which joined the canton of Bapaume in 2015.[1] It had a total of 6,755 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).[2]

Geography

The canton is organised around Bertincourt in the arrondissement of Arras. The altitude varies from 67m (Havrincourt) to 137m (Rocquigny) for an average altitude of 118m.

The canton comprised 18 communes:[2]

Population

Population Evolution
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
6888 7346 6853 6363 61776366
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028658412 Décret n° 2014-233 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Pas-de-Calais
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep62.pdf Populations légales 2012: 62 Pas-de-Calais