District of Arras

---- The district of Arras (also called Artois ) is a administrative division French, located in the department of Pas-de-Calais and the area Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Composition

Composition of the district to the 1erjanvier 2007, date on which the cantons of Avion and Rouvroy were attached to the Arrondissement of Lens and that of Parcq to the Arrondissement of Montreuil-sur-Mer (stopped of the regional prefect of October 18th, 2006).

Canton of Arras-North, which groups 4 communes:

Arras, Athies, Saint-Laurent-Blangy and Saint-Nicolas-lez-Arras

Canton of Arras-West, which gathers part of the commune of Arras

Canton of Arras-South, which groups 9 communes:

Achicourt, Agny, Arras, Beaurains, Fampoux, Feuchy, Neuville-Vitasse, Tilloy-lès-Mofflaines and Wailly

Canton of Aubigny-in-Artois, which groups 30 communes:

Agnières, Amber-coloured, Aubigny-in-Artois, Averdoingt, Bailleul-with-Cornailles the, Bajus, Berles-Monchel, Béthonsart, Camblain-l' Abbot, Cambligneul, Capelle-Fermont, Chelers, Frévillers, Frévin-Capelle, Gouy-in-Ternois, Hermaville, Izel-the-Hamlets, the County, Thieuloye, Magnicourt-in-Count, Maizières, Mingoval, Monchy-Breton, Penin, Savy-Berlette, Tilloy-lès-Hermaville, Tincques, Villers-Brulin, Villers-Châtel and Villers-Sir-Simon

Canton of Auxi-the-Castle, which groups 26 communes:

Aubrometz, Auxi-the-Castle, Beauvoir-Wavans, Boffles, Bonnières, Boubers-on-Canche, Bouret-on-Canche, Buire-with-Wood, Canteleux, Conchy-on-Canche, Fountain-the Standard, Fortel-in-Artois, Frévent, Genoa-Ivergny, Haravesnes, Ponchel, Ligny-on-Canche, Monchel-on-Canche, Nœux-lès-Auxi, Quœux-Haut-Maînil, Rougefay, Tollent, Vacquerie-le-Boucq, Vaulx, Villers-l' Hospital and Willencourt

Canton of Avesnes-the-Count, who groups 31 communes:

Avesnes-the-Count, Barly, Bavincourt, Beaudricourt, Beaufort-Blavincourt, Berlencourt-le-Cauroy, Canettemont, Coullemont, Couturelle, Sum of money, Estrée-Wamin, Givenchy-the-Noble, Large-Rullecourt, Hauteville, Houvin-Houvigneul, Ivergny, Lattre-Saint-Quentin, Souich, Liencourt, Lignereuil, Magnicourt-on-Canche, Manin, Noyelle-Vion, Noyellette, Rebreuve-on-Canche, Rebreuviette, Sars-the-Wood, Saulty, Sombrin, Know-Saint-Leger and Warluzel

Canton of Bapaume, which group 22 communes:

Achiet-the-Large, Achiet-the-Small, Avesnes-lès-Bapaume, Bancourt, Bapaume, Beaulencourt, Béhagnies, Beugnâtre, Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume, Bihucourt, Favreuil, Frémicourt, Grévillers, Sars, Transloy, Ligny-Thilloy, Martinpuich, Morval, Riencourt-lès-Bapaume, Sapignies, Villers-with-Flos the and Warlencourt-Eaucourt

Canton of Beaumetz-the-Cabins, which groups 29 communes:

Adinfer, Agnez-lès-Duisans, Bailleulmont, Bailleulval, Basseux, Beaumetz-the-Cabins, Berles-with-Wood, Berneville, Blairville, Boiry-Saint-Martin, Boiry-Holy-Rictrude, Ficheux, Fosseux, Gouves, Gouy-in-Artois, Habarcq, High-Avesnes, Hendecourt-lès-Ransart, Cauchie, Herlière, Mercatel, Monchiet, Monchy-with-Wood, Montenescourt, Ransart, River, Simencourt, Wanquetin and Warlus

Canton of Bertincourt, which groups 18 communes:

Barastre, Beaumetz-the-Cambric, Bertincourt, Beugny, Drunk, Haplincourt, Havrincourt, Hermies, Lebucquière, Léchelle, Metz-in-Seam, Morchies, Neuville-Bourjonval, Rocquigny, Ruyaulcourt, Trescault, Hairy and Ytres

Canton of Croisilles, which groups 27 communes:

Ablainzevelle, Ayette, Boiry-Becquerelle, Boisleux-with-Mount, Boisleux-Saint-Marc, Boyelles, Bucquoy, Bullecourt, Chérisy, Courcelles-the-Count, Croisilles, Douchy-lès-Ayette, Écoust-Saint-Mein, Ervillers, Fountain-the-Croisilles, Gomiécourt, Guémappe, Hamelincourt, Hénin-on-Cojeul, Héninel, Mory, Moyenneville, Noreuil, Saint-Leger, Saint-Martin-on-Cojeul, Vaulx-Vraucourt and Wancourt

Canton of Dainville, which groups 10 communes:

Acq, Anzin-Saint-Aubin, Dainville, Duisans, Stable, Étrun, Marœuil, Mount-Saint-Éloi, Roclincourt and Holy-Catherine-the-Arras

Canton of Heuchin, which groups 32 communes:

Anvin, Aumerval, Bailleul-lès-Pernes, Bergueneuse, Bours, Boyaval, Conteville-in-Ternois, Eps, Équirre, Érin, Strongholds, Fleury, Floringhem, Fountain-the-Boulans, Fountain-the-Hermans, Hestrus, Heuchin, Huclier, Lisbourg, Marest, Monchy-Cayeux, Nédon, Nédonchel, Pernes, Prédefin, Pressy, Sachin, Healthy-the-Pernes, Tangry, Content, Tilly-Capelle and Valhuon

Canton of Marquion, which groups 17 communes:

Baralle, Bourlon, Buissy, Écourt-Saint-Quentin, Épinoy, Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt, Inchy-in-Artois, Lagnicourt-Marcel, Marquion, Oisy-the-Orchard, Palluel, Pronville, Quéant, Rumaucourt, Healthy-the-Marquion, Sauchy-Cauchy and Sauchy-Lestrée

Canton of Not-in-Artois, which groups 25 communes:

Amplier, Bienvillers-with-Wood, Couin, Famechon, Foncquevillers, Gaudiempre, Gommecourt, Grincourt-lès-Pas, Halloy, Hannescamps, Hébuterne, Hénu, Humbercamps, Mondicourt, Orville, Not-in-Artois, Pommera, Apple tree, Puisieux, Sailly-with-Wood, Saint-Amand, Sarton, Souastre, Thièvres and Warlincourt-lès-Pas

Canton of Saint-Pol.-on-Ternoise, which groups 42 communes:

Beauvois, Bermicourt, Blangerval-Blangermont, Brias, Buneville, Small cross, Cross-in-Ternois, Diéval, Écoivres, Flers, Foufflin-Ricametz, Framecourt, Gauchin-Verloingt, Guinecourt, Hautecloque, Héricourt, Herlin-the-Dryness, Herlincourt, Hernicourt, Humerœuille, Humières, Ligny-Saint-Flochel, Linzeux, Maisnil, Marquay, Moncheaux-lès-Frévent, Mount-in-Ternois, Neuville-with-Horn, Nuncq-Hautecôte, Egg-in-Ternois, Ostreville, Pierremont, Ramecourt, Roëllecourt, Saint-Michel-on-Ternoise, Saint-Pol.-on-Ternoise, Séricourt, Sibiville, Siracourt, Ternas, Troisvaux and Wavrans-on-Ternoise

Canton of Vimy, which groups 20 communes:

Ablain-Saint-Nazaire, Acheville, Arleux-in-Gohelle, Bailleul-Sir-Berthoult, Wood-Bernard, Carency, Farbus, Fresnoy-in-Gohelle, Gavrelle, Givenchy-in-Gohelle, Izel-lès-Équerchin, Neuville-Saint-Vaast, Neuvireuil, Oppy, Quiéry-the-Mound, Souchez, Thélus, Villers-with-Wood, Vimy and Willerval

Canton of Vitry-in-Artois, which groups 28 communes:

Bellonne, Biache-Saint-Vaast, Boiry-Our-Lady, Brebières, Cagnicourt, Corbehem, Dury, Étaing, Éterpigny, Fresnes-lès-Montauban, Gouy-under-Bellonne, Hamblain-the-Meadows, Haucourt, Hendecourt-lès-Cagnicourt, Monchy-the-Valiant knight, Noyelles-under-Bellonne, Pelves, Plouvain, Resorts, Rémy, Riencourt-lès-Cagnicourt, Rœux, Sailly-in-Ostrevent, Saudemont, Tortequesne, Villers-lès-Cagnicourt, Screw-in-Artois and Vitry-in-Artois

History

The wide territory of this district corresponds about to the old grounds of the Comté of Artois, although the Artois in the broad sense includes/understands other cities like Lens, Béthune or Douai.

Leitartikel: History of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais

See too

Artois
County of Artois
Common of the Pas-de-Calais, which lists the 894 current communes of the department, like their codes INSEE simplified and zip codes, and their membership to an inter-commune structure
Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais, which lists the 7 current districts and gives for each one of them the cantons (but not the communes, like here)

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