Canton of Guînes
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Canton of Guînes | ||
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Administration | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Calais | |
Communes | 16 | |
Chief Town | Guînes | |
Cantonal code | 62 25 | |
Statistics | ||
Land area¹ | 147.81 km² | |
Population | ||
-1999 | 14,577 | |
-Density | 98,62/km² | |
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². | ||
The canton of Guînes 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 Guines in the arrondissement of Calais. The altitude varies from 0m (Guines) to 199m (Herbinghen) for an average altitude of 59m.
[edit] Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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12017 | 12739 | 12778 | 13575 | 14001 | 14577 |
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting |
[edit] Composition
The canton comprises of 16 communes and a total of 14,577 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
Commune | Population | Post Code | INSEE Code |
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Alembon | 395 | 62850 | 62020 |
Andres | 1445 | 62340 | 62031 |
Bouquehault | 567 | 62340 | 62161 |
Boursin | 182 | 62132 | 62167 |
Caffiers | 623 | 62132 | 62191 |
Campagne-lès-Guines | 452 | 62340 | 62203 |
Fiennes | 813 | 62132 | 62334 |
Guînes | 5221 | 62340 | 62397 |
Hames-Boucres | 1106 | 62340 | 62408 |
Hardinghen | 1008 | 62132 | 62412 |
Herbinghen | 319 | 62850 | 62432 |
Hermelinghen | 289 | 62132 | 62439 |
Hocquinghen | 100 | 62850 | 62455 |
Licques | 1440 | 62850 | 62506 |
Pihen-lès-Guînes | 394 | 62340 | 62657 |
Sanghen | 223 | 62850 | 62775 |
[edit] See also
- Cantons of Pas-de-Calais
- Communes of Pas-de-Calais
- Pas-de-Calais
- Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department
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[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 16th, 2008.