Canton of Heuchin

Heuchin
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
No. of communes	32
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Heuchin
Area	187.45 km2 (72.37 sq mi)
Population  (1999)	9,851
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)

The Canton of Heuchin is a former canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 32 communes, which joined the canton of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise in 2015.

Geography

The canton is organised around Heuchin in the arrondissement of Arras. The altitude varies from 42m (Tilly-Capelle) to 196 m (Fiefs) for n average altitude of 111m.

Composition

The canton of Heuchin includes the following communes :

• Anvin
• Aumerval
• Bailleul-lès-Pernes
• Bergueneuse
• Bours
• Boyaval
• Conteville-en-Ternois
• Eps
• Équirre
• Érin
• Fiefs
• Fleury
• Floringhem
• Fontaine-lès-Boulans
• Fontaine-lès-Hermans
• Hestrus
• Heuchin
• Huclier
• Lisbourg
• Marest
• Monchy-Cayeux
• Nédon
• Nédonchel
• Pernes
• Prédefin
• Pressy
• Sachin
• Sains-lès-Pernes
• Tangry
• Teneur
• Tilly-Capelle
• Valhuon

History

List of the successive conseillers généraux (members of the general council)

Date of election	Name	Party	Background
2001	Charles Delaire	.	.
2004	Alain Wacheux	.	.
Members are elected for six years in three-yearly elections.

See also

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

External links

• The canton of Heuchin on the Insee website (in French)

Notes

• This article is based on the original and the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 10th, 2008.