The Canton of Avesnes-le-Comte is a

canton Canton may refer to: Administrative division terminology * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and ent ...

situated in the

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

of the

Pas-de-Calais Pas-de-Calais (, " strait of Calais"; pcd, Pas-Calés; also nl, Nauw van Kales) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments ...

and in the

Hauts-de-France Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its Prefectu ...

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of northern

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Geography

The canton is organized around Avesnes-le-Comte in the

arrondissement of Arras The arrondissement of Arras is an arrondissement of France in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 357 communes. Its population is 248,929 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement o ...

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 31 to 108 communes:Décret n° 2014-233 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Pas-de-Calais
/ref> * Adinfer * Agnez-lès-Duisans * Agnières * Ambrines * Amplier *

Aubigny-en-Artois Aubigny-en-Artois (, literally ''Aubigny in Artois'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. Geography A town located 8 miles (13 km) northwest of Arras at the junction of the D73, D74, D75 and D49 roads, just by th ...

* Avesnes-le-Comte *

Bailleul-aux-Cornailles Bailleul-aux-Cornailles () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village located 18 miles (28 km) northeast of Arras at the junction of the N39 and D83 roads. Population ...

* Bailleulmont * Bailleulval * Barly *

Basseux Basseux () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A small farming village located 8 miles (12 km) southwest of Arras on the D1 road, which follows the route of a Roman r ...

* Bavincourt * Beaudricourt * Beaufort-Blavincourt *

Berlencourt-le-Cauroy Berlencourt-le-Cauroy (; pcd, Berlincourt-l’Cauroy) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A village located 16 miles (26 km) west of Arras on the D79 road, in the valley o ...

Berles-au-Bois Berles-au-Bois () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A farming village located 11 miles (17 km) southwest of Arras on the D62 junction with the D30 road. Population Sig ...

Berles-Monchel Berles-Monchel () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A village located 11 miles (17 km) northwest of Arras on the D82 junction with the N39 road, in the valley, and the so ...

Berneville Berneville is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village located 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Arras at the junction of the D62 and D67 roads. It is geographically locate ...

* Béthonsart *

Bienvillers-au-Bois Bienvillers-au-Bois ( pcd, Binvilèr-au-Bos) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A farming and light industrial village located 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Arras at the j ...

* Blairville * Boiry-Sainte-Rictrude * Boiry-Saint-Martin * Cambligneul * Camblain-l'Abbé * Canettemont * Capelle-Fermont * La Cauchie * Chelers *

Couin Couin () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A small farming village located 16 miles (25 km) southwest of Arras at the junction of the D25 and D2 roads, by the banks of the rive ...

Coullemont Coullemont (; pcd, Coulonmont) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A small farming village located 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Arras at the junction of the D23 and D80 roads, ...

* Couturelle * Denier *

Duisans Duisans () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas region ...

* Estrée-Wamin * Famechon *

Ficheux Ficheux () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village situated south of Arras, at the junction of the D34 and D36 roads. Population The inhabitants are called ''Ficheusoi ...

Foncquevillers Foncquevillers () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village situated south of Arras, at the junction of the D3, D6 and the D28 roads. Population World War I Foncquevil ...

Fosseux Fosseux () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions ...

Frévillers Frévillers is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village situated at the highest point in the département, northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D72 and the D74 roads. P ...

* Frévin-Capelle * Gaudiempré * Givenchy-le-Noble * Gommecourt * Gouves *

Gouy-en-Artois Gouy-en-Artois (; pcd, Gouy-in-Artoé; literally "Gouy in Artois") is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village situated southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D66 and ...

* Grand-Rullecourt * Grincourt-lès-Pas * Habarcq * Halloy *

Hannescamps Hannescamps is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village situated southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D3 and the D8 roads. Population Places of interest * The chur ...

* Haute-Avesnes * Hauteville *

Hébuterne Hébuterne () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village situated southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D27 and the D28 roads. History Formerly within the ancient c ...

Hendecourt-lès-Ransart Hendecourt-lès-Ransart (, literally ''Hendecourt near Ransart'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A small farming village situated south of Arras, on the D4 road. History The e ...

* Hénu * La Herlière * Hermaville *

Houvin-Houvigneul Houvin-Houvigneul () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overs ...

* Humbercamps * Ivergny *

Izel-lès-Hameau Izel-lès-Hameau (; before June 2009: ''Izel-les-Hameaux'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Izel-lès-Hameau is a farming village situated west of Arras, at the junction of th ...

* Lattre-Saint-Quentin * Liencourt * Lignereuil * Magnicourt-en-Comte * Magnicourt-sur-Canche * Maizières * Manin * Mingoval * Monchiet * Monchy-au-Bois * Mondicourt * Montenescourt * Noyellette * Noyelle-Vion * Orville *

Pas-en-Artois Pas-en-Artois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regi ...

* Penin * Pommera *

Pommier Pommier (; literally meaning "apple tree") is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Pommier is situated southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D8 and D30 roads. Population Places of ...

* Puisieux * Ransart * Rebreuve-sur-Canche *

Rebreuviette Rebreuviette () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Rebreuviette lies on the banks of the river Canche, west of Arras, at the junction of the D53 and D339 roads. Population Places ...

* Rivière *

Sailly-au-Bois Sailly-au-Bois (; pcd, Sailly-au-Bos) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Sailly-au-Bois lies about south of Arras, at the junction of the D3 and D23 roads. Population Places of ...

* Saint-Amand * Sars-le-Bois * Sarton *

Saulty Saulty (; pcd, Souty) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of ove ...

Savy-Berlette Savy-Berlette is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Savy-Berlette lies northwest of Arras, at the junction of the D74, D76 and D82 roads. Popul ...

* Simencourt *

Sombrin Sombrin () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Sombrin lies southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D59, D80 and D79 roads. Population Places of interest * Ruins of a sixteenth-c ...

Souastre Souastre is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Souastre lies southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D2, D6 and D23 roads. Population Places of interest * Ruins of a watermill ...

* Le Souich * Sus-Saint-Léger * Thièvres * Tilloy-lès-Hermaville *

Tincques Tincques () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regio ...

Villers-Brûlin Villers-Brûlin () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas ...

Villers-Châtel Villers-Châtel () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas ...

* Villers-Sir-Simon * Wanquetin *

Warlincourt-lès-Pas Warlincourt-lès-Pas (, literally ''Warlincourt near Pas'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Warlincourt-lès-Pas is situated some southwest of Arras, on the D25 road. The river Ki ...

* Warlus * Warluzel

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