Bavay Canton
| Former Canton of Bavay |
|
|---|---|
| region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | North |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe |
| main place | Bavay |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 20,226 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 159 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 127 km² |
| Communities | 16 |
| INSEE code | 5908 |
The Canton Bavay was 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement Avesnes-sur-Helpe , in the Nord and in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais ; its main town was Bavay . The last representative on the General Council was Jean Jarosz ( PCF ) from 1982 to 2015 .
The canton of Bavay had 22,0226 inhabitants ( as of January 1, 2012 ).
Communities
The canton consisted of 16 municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amfroipret | 237 (2013) | 1.54 | 154 inhabitants / km² | 59006 | 59144 |
| Audignies | 326 (2013) | 3.66 | 89 inhabitants / km² | 59031 | 59570 |
| Bavay | 3,394 (2013) | 10.12 | 335 inhabitants / km² | 59053 | 59570 |
| Bellignies | 866 (2013) | 5.18 | 167 inhabitants / km² | 59065 | 59570 |
| Bermeries | 383 (2013) | 5.29 | 72 inhabitants / km² | 59070 | 59570 |
| Bedrechies | 252 (2013) | 3.36 | 75 inhabitants / km² | 59077 | 59570 |
| Feignies | 7,103 (2013) | 18.8 | 378 inhabitants / km² | 59225 | 59570 |
| La Flamengrie | 389 (2013) | 2.03 | 192 inhabitants / km² | 59232 | 59570 |
| Gussignies | 357 (2013) | 3.46 | 103 inhabitants / km² | 59277 | 59570 |
| Hon-Hergies | 834 (2013) | 11.02 | 76 inhabitants / km² | 59310 | 59570 |
| Houdain-lez-Bavay | 901 (2013) | 12.18 | 74 inhabitants / km² | 59315 | 59570 |
| La Longueville | 2,153 (2013) | 17.64 | 122 inhabitants / km² | 59357 | 59570 |
| Mecquignies | 683 (2013) | 4.78 | 143 inhabitants / km² | 59396 | 59570 |
| Obies | 713 (2013) | 5.43 | 131 inhabitants / km² | 59441 | 59570 |
| Saint-Waast | 620 (2013) | 5.91 | 105 inhabitants / km² | 59548 | 59570 |
| Taisnières-sur-Hon | 949 (2013) | 16.22 | 59 inhabitants / km² | 59584 | 59570 |