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.
France

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.

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[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

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