Canton of Audruicq

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Canton of Audruicq
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Communes	13
Chief Town	Audruicq
Representative	Bernard Carpentier
Cantonal code	62 06
Statistics
Land area¹	203.10 km²
Population
-1999	23,068
-Density	113,58/km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The canton of Audruicq is a canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of northern France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Composition 3 Population 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

The canton is organised around Audruicq in the arrondissement of Saint-Omer. The altitude varies from 0m (Oye-Plage) to 64m (Ruminghem) for an average altitude of 6m.

[edit] Composition

The canton comprises 13 communes and a total of 23,068 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Audruicq	4555	62370	62057
Guemps	882	62370	62393
Nortkerque	1583	62370	62621
Nouvelle-Église	343	62370	62623
Offekerque	939	62370	62634
Oye-Plage	5882	62215	62645
Polincove	560	62370	62662
Ruminghem	1163	62370	62730
Saint-Folquin	2062	62370	62748
Sainte-Marie-Kerque	1412	62370	62756
Saint-Omer-Capelle	835	62162	62766
Vieille-Église	1139	62162	62852
Zutkerque	1713	62370	62906

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
14733	15362	15552	19460	22058	23068
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] See also

• Cantons of Pas-de-Calais
• Communes of Pas-de-Calais
• Pas-de-Calais
• Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• The canton of Audruicq on the Insee website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 15th, 2008.