Canton of Heuchin explained

Type:	canton
Heuchin
Nbcomm:	32
Seat:	Heuchin
Insee:	62 27
Pop:	11001
Population As Of:	2012
Area:	187.45
Disbanded:	2015

The Canton of Heuchin 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 32 communes, which joined the canton of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise in 2015.^[1] It had a total of 11,001 inhabitants (2012).^[2]

Geography

The canton is organised around Heuchin in the arrondissement of Arras. The altitude varies from 42m (Tilly-Capelle) to 196 m (Fiefs) for n average altitude of 111m.

The canton of Heuchin included the following communes:^[2]

• • • • • • • • • Anvin Aumerval Bailleul-lès-Pernes Bergueneuse Bours Boyaval Conteville-en-Ternois Eps Équirre
        • Érin Fiefs Fleury Floringhem Fontaine-lès-Boulans
          • • • • Fontaine-lès-Hermans Hestrus Heuchin Huclier Lisbourg Marest Monchy-Cayeux Nédon Nédonchel
        • Pernes Prédefin Pressy Sachin Sains-lès-Pernes
      • Tangry Teneur Tilly-Capelle Valhuon

History

List of the successive conseillers généraux (members of the general council)! Date of election !! Name !! Party !! Background

2001	Charles Delaire	.	.
2004	Alain Wacheux	.	.
Members are elected for six years in three-yearly elections.

See also

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

References

50.4733°N 2.3203°W

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