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Canton of Bertincourt

Canton of Bertincourt
French canton
Country France
Region Blason Nord-Pas-De-Calais.svg Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas de Calais Arms.svg Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Seat Bertincourt
Communes 18
Government
 • Representative Jean-Claude Hoquet
Area¹
 • Total 120.19 km2 (46.41 sq mi)
Population (1999)
 • Total 6,366
 • Density 53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Cantonal code 62 11
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Bertincourt 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 18 communes, which joined the canton of Bapaume in 2015.

The canton is organised around Bertincourt in the arrondissement of Arras. The altitude varies from 67m (Havrincourt) to 137m (Rocquigny) for an average altitude of 118m.

The canton comprised 18 communes and a total of 6366 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).


Coordinates: 50°05′26″N 2°59′27″E / 50.09056°N 2.99083°E / 50.09056; 2.99083



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