Bouchain Canton
| Former Canton of Bouchain |
|
|---|---|
| region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | North |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
| main place | Bouchain |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 26,435 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 294 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 90 km² |
| Communities | 14th |
| INSEE code | 5911 |
The canton of Bouchain was a French canton in the Arrondissement Valenciennes , in the Département Nord and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region until 2015 . Its main town was Bouchain . Albert Després ( PCF ) was the last representative in the Department's General Council from 1995 to 2015 .
Communities
The canton consisted of 14 municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avesnes-le-Sec | 1,430 (2013) | 10.39 | 138 inhabitants / km² | 59038 | 59296 |
| Bouchain | 4,047 (2013) | 12.39 | 327 inhabitants / km² | 59092 | 59111 |
| Émerchicourt | 857 (2013) | 5.11 | 168 inhabitants / km² | 59192 | 59580 |
| Haspres | 2,779 (2013) | 12.2 | 228 inhabitants / km² | 59285 | 59198 |
| Hordain | 1,450 (2013) | 5.66 | 256 inhabitants / km² | 59313 | 59111 |
| Lieu-Saint-Amand | 1,336 (2013) | 5.11 | 261 inhabitants / km² | 59348 | 59111 |
| Lourches | 3,802 (2013) | 2.65 | 1435 inhabitants / km² | 59361 | 59156 |
| Marquette-en-Ostrevant | 1,784 (2013) | 7.47 | 239 inhabitants / km² | 59387 | 59252 |
| Mastaing | 848 (2013) | 5.97 | 142 inhabitants / km² | 59391 | 59172 |
| Neuville-sur-Escaut | 2,631 (2013) | 4.74 | 555 inhabitants / km² | 59429 | 59293 |
| Noyelles-sur-Selle | 742 (2013) | 5.05 | 147 inhabitants / km² | 59440 | 59282 |
| Rœulx | 3,794 (2013) | 4.02 | 944 inhabitants / km² | 59504 | 59172 |
| Wasnes-au-Bac | 589 (2013) | 5.19 | 113 inhabitants / km² | 59645 | 59252 |
| Wavrechain-sous-Faulx | 372 (2013) | 3.8 | 98 inhabitants / km² | 59652 | 59111 |