Canton of Marchiennes
| Former canton of Marchiennes |
|
|---|---|
| region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | North |
| Arrondissement | Douai |
| main place | Marchiennes |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 41,852 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 405 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 103.4 km² |
| Communities | 13 |
| INSEE code | 5942 |
The canton of Marchiennes is a former French canton in the Arrondissement Douai , in the Département Nord and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region , which existed until 2015 . Its main town was Marchiennes . From 2008, Jean-Claude Quennesson ( PCF ) was a representative on the Department's General Council .
Communities
The canton consisted of 13 municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouvignies | 1,543 (2013) | 8.7 | 177 inhabitants / km² | 59105 | 59870 |
| Bruille-lez-Marchiennes | 1,322 (2013) | 4.33 | 305 inhabitants / km² | 59113 | 59490 |
| Erre | 1,479 (2013) | 5.88 | 252 inhabitants / km² | 59203 | 59171 |
| Fenain | 5,346 (2013) | 5.78 | 925 inhabitants / km² | 59227 | 59179 |
| Hornaing | 3,575 (2013) | 8.95 | 399 inhabitants / km² | 59314 | 59171 |
| Marchiennes | 4,666 (2013) | 21.44 | 218 inhabitants / km² | 59375 | 59870 |
| Pecquencourt | 5,950 (2013) | 9.6 | 620 inhabitants / km² | 59456 | 59146 |
| Rieulay | 1,369 (2013) | 7.29 | 188 inhabitants / km² | 59501 | 59870 |
| Somain | 12,863 (2013) | 12.32 | 1044 inhabitants / km² | 59574 | 59490 |
| Tilloy-lez-Marchiennes | 568 (2013) | 5.5 | 103 inhabitants / km² | 59596 | 59870 |
| Vred | 1,353 (2013) | 3.42 | 396 inhabitants / km² | 59629 | 59870 |
| Wandignies-Hamage | 1,267 (2013) | 6.3 | 201 inhabitants / km² | 59637 | 59870 |
| Warlaing | 553 (2013) | 3.89 | 142 inhabitants / km² | 59642 | 59870 |