Canton of Liévin-Sud

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Canton of Liévin-Sud
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Communes	3
Chief Town	Liévin
Representative	Laurent Duporge  (2004-2007)
Cantonal code	62 60
Statistics
Population
-1999	25,576

The canton of Liévin-Sud 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 See also 4 External links 5 Notes

[edit] Geography

The canton is organised around Liévin in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 31m (Éleu-dit-Leauwette) to 106 m (Angres)for an average altitude of 55m.

[edit] Composition

The canton comprises three communes and a total of 25,576 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Angres	4469	62143	62032
Éleu-dit-Leauwette	3107	62300	62291
Liévin	33427 (1)	62800	62510

(1) only a fraction of the commune.

[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 Liévin-Sud on the Insee website (French)

[edit] Notes

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