Canton of Heuchin

Canton of Heuchin
French canton
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Seat	Heuchin
Communes	32
Government
• Representative	Alain Wacheux
Area¹
• Total	187.45 km² (72.37 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	9,851
• Density	53/km² (140/sq mi)
Cantonal code	62 27
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

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.^[1]

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.

The canton of Heuchin includes the following communes :

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.

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

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