Canton of Montreuil

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Canton of Montreuil
Administration
Country France
Region Nord-Pas de Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Montreuil
Communes 17
Chief Town Montreuil
Representative Bernard Pion  
Cantonal code 62 37
Statistics
Land area¹ 165.68 km²
Population
 -1999 21,603
 -Density 130/km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².
France


The canton of Montreuil is a canton situated in the Pas-de-Calais department and the Nord-Pas de Calais region.

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[edit] Geography

An area of drained marshland and one or two hills, with the town of Montreuil in the Arrondissement of Montreuil at its centre. The altitude varies from 1m (Le Touquet-Paris-Plage) to 100m (Neuville-sous-Montreuil) with an average altitude of 74m.

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[edit] Composition

The canton of Montreuil comprises 17 communes and a total of 21,603 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition
Commune Population Post Code INSEE Code
Beaumerie-Saint-Martin 318 62170 62094
La Calotterie 559 62170 62196
Campigneulles-les-Grandes 256 62170 62206
Campigneulles-les-Petites 517 62170 62207
Cucq 4,912 62780 62261
Écuires 830 62170 62289
Lépine 297 62170 62499
La Madelaine-sous-Montreuil 156 62170 62535
Merlimont 2,606 62155 62571
Montreuil 2,428 62170 62588
Nempont-Saint-Firmin 166 62180 62602
Neuville-sous-Montreuil 739 62170 62610
Saint-Aubin 217 62170 62742
Saint-Josse 1,052 62170 62752
Sorrus 472 62170 62799
Le Touquet-Paris-Plage 5,299 62520 62826
Wailly-Beaucamp 779 62170 62870

[edit] Population

Population Growth
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
15,953 17,328 19,139 19,960 20,942 21,603
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

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