Canton of Avion
Canton of Avion | |
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region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Lens |
main place | Avion |
Residents | 39,327 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
Population density | 1,434 inhabitants / km² |
surface | 27.43 km² |
Communities | 4th |
INSEE code | 6208 |
Location of the canton of Avion in the Pas-de-Calais department |
The canton of Avion is a French constituency in the Arrondissement of Lens , the department of Pas-de-Calais and the region of Hauts-de-France . Its main town is Avion . Jean-Marc Tellier ( PCF ) has been a representative in the General Council of the Département since 2011 .
The canton of Avion, like the canton of Rouvroy, left the Arrondissement of Arras at the end of 2006 and has belonged to the Arrondissement of Lens since January 1, 2007.
Communities
Since the nationwide reorganization of the cantons in 2015, the following 4 municipalities have belonged to the canton of Avion:
local community | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
Post Code |
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Acheville | 627 | 3.04 | 206 | 62003 | 62320 |
Avion | 17,622 | 13.04 | 1,351 | 62065 | 62210 |
Méricourt | 11,363 | 7.53 | 1,509 | 62570 | 62680 |
Sallaumines | 9,715 | 3.82 | 2,543 | 62771 | 62430 |
Canton of Avion | 39,327 | 27.43 | 1,434 | 6208 | - |
Until the reorganization, the canton of Avion consisted of the municipality of Avion and part of the municipality of Méricourt .