Valenciennes-Est Canton
| Former Canton of Valenciennes-Est |
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|---|---|
| region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | North |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
| main place | Valenciennes |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 49,344 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Communities | 11 |
| INSEE code | 5965 |
The canton of Valenciennes-Est was a French canton in the arrondissement of Valenciennes , in the Nord department and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region until 2015 . Its main town was Valenciennes . Fabien Thiémé ( PCF ) was the last representative in the Department's General Council from 1998 to 2015 .
Communities
The canton consisted of part of the city of Valenciennes (the total number of inhabitants is given here, about 10,700 inhabitants lived in the canton) and another ten municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curgies | 1,126 (2013) | 6.08 | 185 inhabitants / km² | 59166 | 59990 |
| Estreux | 973 (2013) | 5.3 | 184 inhabitants / km² | 59215 | 59990 |
| Marly | 11,335 (2013) | 8.04 | 1410 inhabitants / km² | 59383 | 59770 |
| Onnaing | 8,710 (2013) | 12.97 | 672 inhabitants / km² | 59447 | 59264 |
| Préseau | 1,893 (2013) | 6.34 | 299 inhabitants / km² | 59471 | 59990 |
| Quarouble | 3,054 (2013) | 12.27 | 249 inhabitants / km² | 59479 | 59243 |
| Quiévrechain | 6,317 (2013) | 4.71 | 1341 inhabitants / km² | 59484 | 59920 |
| Rombies-et-Marchipont | 775 (2013) | 4.81 | 161 inhabitants / km² | 59505 | 59990 |
| Saultain | 2,172 (2013) | 6.45 | 337 inhabitants / km² | 59557 | 59990 |
| Sebourg | 1,958 (2013) | 14.23 | 138 inhabitants / km² | 59559 | 59990 |
| Valenciennes | 42,851 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 59606 | 59300 |