Canton of Avion

French canton
name=Canton of Avion
reg=
dept=
arr=Lens
chieftown=Avion
numcomm=2
cancode=62 67
pop=22,574
year=1999
area=20.57
dens=1459.46
cg=Jacques Robitail
dates=2004-2010|The Canton of Avion is a canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of northern France.
By order of the prefect of the region, on October 18, 2006, the township was attached to the arrondissement of Lens rather than that of Arras with effect from 1st January 2007.

Geography

The canton is organised around Avion in the arrondissement of Lens.The altitude varies from 27m (Avion) to 77m (Avion) for an average altitude of 53m.

Composition

The canton comprises 2 communes and a total of 22,574 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

(1) only a fraction of the commune.

ee also

*Cantons of Pas-de-Calais
*Communes of Pas-de-Calais
*Pas-de-Calais
*Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=P&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&codgeo=6267&quelcas=LISTE&lang=FR The canton of Avion on the Insee website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 10th, 2008."