The Canton of Bapaume ( vls, Batpalmen) is a

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situated in the

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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 Bapaume 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 22 to 75 communes:Décret n° 2014-233 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Pas-de-Calais
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Ablainzevelle Ablainzevelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. Geography A small farming village located 11 miles (18 km) south of Arras, at the D7 and D12 road junction. It was rebuilt after being destroyed during World War ...

* Achiet-le-Grand * Achiet-le-Petit *

Avesnes-lès-Bapaume Avesnes-lès-Bapaume (, literally ''Avesnes near Bapaume'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. Geography A small farming village, adjacent to the west of Bapaume, on the roads from Bapaume to Albert and Achiet-le-G ...

Ayette Ayette is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. Geography A farming village located 9 miles (14 km) south of Arras at the junction of the D7 and D919 roads. Population Sights * L'Église Sainte-Libaire, rebuilt a ...

Bancourt Bancourt () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A small farming village located 10 miles (16 km) south of Arras at the junction of the D7 and D7E1 roads. Population Sig ...

* Bapaume * Baralle *

Barastre Barastre is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A farming village located 19 miles (30 km) southeast of Arras on the D20 road. The entire commune was destroyed during Wor ...

* Beaulencourt *

Beaumetz-lès-Cambrai Beaumetz-lès-Cambrai (, literally ''Beaumetz near Cambrai''; pcd, Biaumés-lès-Kimbré) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A farming village located southeast of Arras ...

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

Bertincourt Bertincourt () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography Bertincourt is a farming village located 22 miles (36 km) southeast of Arras at the junction of the D7, D18 and D19 r ...

Beugnâtre Beugnâtre () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A small farming village located 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Arras at the junction of the D956 and D10E roads. The ...

Beugny Beugny () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A farming village located 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Arras at the junction of the N30 and D20 roads. Population Sigh ...

Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography Biefvillers-lès-Bapaume is a small farming village located just outside Bapaume and 12 miles (19 km) south of ...

Bihucourt Bihucourt () 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 (18 km) south of Arras at the junction of the D31 and the D7. Population Sights * ...

* Bourlon *

Bucquoy Bucquoy () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. The grounds, property of the Lords of Bucquoy, became a county in 1666 by request of Charles II. Geography A farming village located 12 ...

Buissy Buissy () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A farming village located 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Arras on the D14 road, at the junction with the D19. Population ...

Bullecourt Bullecourt () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in France. Geography Bullecourt lies on the Upper Cretaceous plain of Artois between Arras and Bapaume and east of the A1 motorway. Thisatellite photographs ...

* Bus *

Chérisy Chérisy () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A small farming village located 9 miles (15 km) southeast of Arras on the D9 junction with the D38 road. Population Places of i ...

Courcelles-le-Comte Courcelles-le-Comte (; pcd, Courchelle-Comte) is a commune in the department of Pas-de-Calais, France. Geography Courcelles-le-Comte is located 11 miles (17 km) south of Arras at the junction of the D12 and D32 roads. Population Places ...

* Croisilles * Douchy-lès-Ayette *

Écourt-Saint-Quentin Écourt-Saint-Quentin (; pcd, Aicort-Saint-Kintin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village situated southeast of Arras at the junction of the D13 and D19 roads in a l ...

Écoust-Saint-Mein Écoust-Saint-Mein is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais ''département'' in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Écoust-Saint-Mein is a farming village situated southeast of Arras at the junction of the D956 and D5 roads. History Du ...

Épinoy Épinoy (; pcd, Spineu) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village situated southeast of Arras at the junction of the N43 and D21 roads. Population Places of interest ...

* Ervillers *

Favreuil Favreuil () 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 D36E and D10E roads. Population Places of interest * The church o ...

Fontaine-lès-Croisilles Fontaine-lès-Croisilles is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village situated southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D9 and the C2 road. Population Places of interes ...

* Frémicourt *

Gomiécourt Gomiécourt () 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, at the junction of the D9 and the C9 roads. Population Places of interest * Th ...

* Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt * Grévillers *

Hamelincourt Hamelincourt () 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 D36 and the D12 roads. Population Places of interest * The c ...

* Haplincourt *

Havrincourt Havrincourt () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in Hauts-de-France in France. The inhabitants are called ''Havrincourtois''. Situation The village lies about 14 kilometres south-west of Cambrai near the Havrincourt service area on the ...

Hermies Hermies () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Hermies is a farming village situated southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D5 and the D19 roads. Population Places of inter ...

Inchy-en-Artois Inchy-en-Artois (; literally "Inchy in Artois") is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Inchy-en-Artois is a farming village situated southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D19 and ...

Lagnicourt-Marcel Lagnicourt-Marcel is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village situated southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D18, D14 and the D5 roads. Population Places of interes ...

Lebucquière Lebucquière () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village situated southeast of Arras, on the D18 road. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Jacques, rebuilt ...

* Léchelle *

Ligny-Thilloy Ligny-Thilloy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Ligny-Thilloy is situated just southwest of Bapaume and south of Arras, at the junction of the D10 and the D10E roads. Population Pl ...

Marquion Marquion () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Marquion is a farming and light industrial village situated southwest of Arras, at the junction of the D939 and the D15 roads. Junction 8 ...

Martinpuich Martinpuich is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Martinpuich is situated south of Arras, near the junction of the D929 and the D6 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of ...

Metz-en-Couture Metz-en-Couture is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Metz-en-Couture is situated southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D7 and the D17 roads. Population Places of interest * The ...

Morchies Morchies () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Morchies is situated southeast of Arras, on the D18 road. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Vaast, rebuilt, as was a ...

* Morval * Mory * Moyenneville *

Neuville-Bourjonval Neuville-Bourjonval () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Neuville-Bourjonval is situated southeast of Arras, on the D7E road. The A2 autoroute passes through the commune. Populati ...

Noreuil Noreuil () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Noreuil is situated southeast of Arras, on the D5 road. Population History World War One In 1917 it was the location of fighting dur ...

Oisy-le-Verger Oisy-le-Verger () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Oisy-le-Verger is a farming village situated east of Arras, at the junction of the D21 and D14 roads. Population Places of inter ...

* Palluel * Pronville-en-Artois *

Quéant Quéant () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Quéant is situated southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D14 and D22 roads. Quéant Mountain is a mountain in Canada named after th ...

Riencourt-lès-Bapaume Riencourt-lès-Bapaume (, literally ''Riencourt near Bapaume'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Riencourt-lès-Bapaume lies south of Arras, at the junction of the D11E and N17 road ...

* Rocquigny *

Rumaucourt Rumaucourt () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Rumaucourt lies about southeast of Arras, on the D19 road. Population The inhabitants are called ''Rumaucourtois''. Places of in ...

Ruyaulcourt Ruyaulcourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Ruyaulcourt lies between the A2 motorway and the Canal du Nord, about southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D19E and D7 roads. Pop ...

* Sains-lès-Marquion * Saint-Léger *

Sapignies Sapignies () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Sapignies lies south of Arras, at the junction of the D31E and N17 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Pierre ...

Le Sars Le Sars is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Le Sars is situated south of Arras, at the junction of the D11 and the D929 roads. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Pi ...

Sauchy-Cauchy Sauchy-Cauchy () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Sauchy-Cauchy lies on the banks of the Canal du Nord, some southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D21E and D14 roads. Popu ...

* Sauchy-Lestrée *

Le Transloy Le Transloy () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Le Transloy is situated south of Arras, at the junction of the N17 and the D19 roads. Population Places of interest * The churc ...

Trescault Trescault is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Trescault is surrounded by the forest of Havrincourt, southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D17 and D15 roads and on the border wit ...

Vaulx-Vraucourt Vaulx-Vraucourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Vaulx-Vraucourt lies southeast of Arras and about northeast of Bapaume, at the junction of the D20, D10E and D36 roads. History ...

* Vélu *

Villers-au-Flos Villers-au-Flos () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Villers-au-Flos is situated some south of Arras, near the junction of the D11 and N17 roads. Population Places of interest ...

Warlencourt-Eaucourt Warlencourt-Eaucourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Warlencourt-Eaucourt is situated some south of Arras, at the junction of the D929 and the D10E roads. Population Places of in ...

Ytres Ytres (; pcd, Ite) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Ytres is a farming village located 20 miles (32 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D7, D19 and D18E roads. I ...

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