Canton of Fruges
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| Canton of Fruges | ||
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| Administration | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil-sur-Mer | |
| Communes | 25 | |
| Chief Town | Fruges | |
| Cantonal code | 62 24 | |
| Statistics | ||
| Land area¹ | 189.04km km² | |
| Population | ||
| -1999 | 7,050 | |
| -Density | 37.29/km2/km² | |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². | ||
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The canton of Fruges is a canton situated in the Pas-de-Calais département and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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[edit] Geography
An area of small valleys and plateaux, comprising mostly of farmland, with the town of Fruges in the arrondissement of Montreuil-sur-Mer at its centre. The altitude varies from 35m (Lebiez) to 197m (Rimboval).with an average altitude of 103m.
[edit] History
[edit] Composition
The canton of Fruges comprises 25 communes and a total of 7,050 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
| Canton | Population | Post Code | INSEE Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambricourt | 102 | 62310 | 62026 |
| Avondance | 32 | 62310 | 62066 |
| Canlers | 175 | 62310 | 62209 |
| Coupelle-Neuve | 161 | 62310 | 62246 |
| Coupelle-Vieille | 494 | 62310 | 62247 |
| Crépy | 170 | 62310 | 62256 |
| Créquy | 561 | 62310 | 62257 |
| Embry | 203 | 62990 | 62293 |
| Fressin | 563 | 62140 | 62359 |
| Fruges | 2 426 | 62310 | 62364 |
| Hézecques | 100 | 62310 | 62453 |
| Lebiez | 208 | 62990 | 62492 |
| Lugy | 110 | 62310 | 62533 |
| Matringhem | 174 | 62310 | 62562 |
| Mencas | 81 | 62310 | 62565 |
| Planques | 99 | 62310 | 62659 |
| Radinghem | 221 | 62310 | 62685 |
| Rimboval | 124 | 62990 | 62710 |
| Royon | 103 | 62990 | 62725 |
| Ruisseauville | 121 | 62310 | 62726 |
| Sains-lès-Fressin | 173 | 62310 | 62738 |
| Senlis | 166 | 62310 | 62790 |
| Torcy | 142 | 62310 | 62823 |
| Verchin | 220 | 62310 | 62843 |
| Vincly | 121 | 62310 | 62862 |
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 7,517 | 7,883 | 7,657 | 7,399 | 7,317 | 7,050 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
[edit] See also
- Pas-de-Calais
- Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department
- Cantons of Pas-de-Calais
- Communes of Pas-de-Calais
[edit] External links
(All French Language)
- The canton of Fruges on the Insee site
- Map of the canton of Fruges on Mapquest
- Position of the canton of Fruges on a map of France
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