Canton of Carvin

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Canton of Carvin
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Communes	2
Chief Town	Carvin
Cantonal code	62 19
Statistics
Land area¹	27.63 km²
Population
-1999	26,626
-Density	963,66/km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The canton of Carvin 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 Carvin in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 17m to 42m (Carvin) for an average altitude of 25m.

[edit] Composition

The canton comprises 2 communes and a total of 26,626 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Carvin	17772	62220	62215
Libercourt	8854	62820	62907

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
26662	27823	25438	26299	26819	26626
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 Carvin on the Insee website

[edit] Notes

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