Canton of Sains-en-Gohelle

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Canton of Sains-en-Gohelle
French canton
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Seat	Sains-en-Gohelle
Communes	6
Government
• Representative	Alain Lefèbvre
Area¹
• Total	46.94 km² (18.12 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	20,036
• Density	430/km² (1,100/sq mi)
Cantonal code	62 77
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The canton of Sains-en-Gohelle is a canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of northern France.

Geography

The canton is organised around Sains-en-Gohelle in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 39 m (Sains-en-Gohelle) to 192 m (Bouvigny-Boyeffles) for an average altitude of 102m.

The canton comprises six communes and a total of 20,036 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition
Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Aix-Noulette	3836	62160	62019
Bouvigny-Boyeffles	2439	62172	62170
Gouy-Servins	297	62530	62380
Hersin-Coupigny	6498	62530	62443
Sains-en-Gohelle	6084	62114	62737
Servins	882	62530	62793

Population Evolution
1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
17730	18668	18786	18771	19782	20036
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

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

Cantons of the Pas-de-Calais department

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