Canton of Vimy
| Former canton of Vimy |
|
|---|---|
| region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| main place | Vimy |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 22,749 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 163 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 139.45 km² |
| Communities | 20th |
| INSEE code | 6245 |
The Canton of Vimy is a former until 2015 existing French canton in the Arrondissement of Arras , in the Pas-de-Calais and the former Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais ; its main town was Vimy . From 2011, the representative in the General Council of the Department was Bertrand Alexandre. The canton of Vimy was 139.45 km² and in 2006 had 22,476 inhabitants. It was on average 80 meters above sea level , between 26 meters in Quiéry-la-Motte and 188 meters in Ablain-Saint-Nazaire .
Communities
The canton consisted of 20 municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ablain-Saint-Nazaire | 1,773 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62001 | 62153 |
| Acheville | 633 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62003 | 62320 |
| Arleux-en-Gohelle | 835 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62039 | 62580 |
| Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult | 1,292 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62073 | 62580 |
| Bois-Bernard | 840 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62148 | 62320 |
| Carency | 720 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62213 | 62144 |
| Color | 536 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62324 | 62580 |
| Fresnoy-en-Gohelle | 238 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62358 | 62580 |
| Gavrelle | 610 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62369 | 62580 |
| Givenchy-en-Gohelle | 2,007 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62371 | 62580 |
| Izel-lès-Équerchin | 930 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62476 | 62490 |
| Neuville-Saint-Vaast | 1,505 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62609 | 62580 |
| Neuvireuil | 494 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62612 | 62580 |
| Oppy | 383 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62639 | 62580 |
| Quiéry-la-Motte | 737 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62680 | 62490 |
| Souchez | 2,571 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62801 | 62153 |
| Thélus | 1,217 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62810 | 62580 |
| Villers-au-Bois | 561 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62854 | 62144 |
| Vimy | 4,218 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62861 | 62580 |
| Willerval | 665 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62892 | 62580 |