Canton of Samer

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Canton of Samer
French canton
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Seat	Samer
Communes	18
Government
• Representative	Jean Claude Juda
Area¹
• Total	166.16 km² (64.15 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	26 890
• Density	161.83/km² (419.1/sq mi)
Cantonal code	62 44
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The canton of Samer 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 Samer in the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The altitude varies from 2m (Saint-Léonard) to 199m (Samer) for an average altitude of 53m.

Population Evolution
1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
16792	18948	21990	23822	26073	26890
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

The canton comprises 18 communes and a total of 26,890 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition
Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Carly	525	62830	62214
Condette	2675	62360	62235
Dannes	1258	62187	62264
Doudeauville	401	62830	62273
Halinghen	279	62830	62402
Hesdigneul-lès-Boulogne	579	62360	62446
Hesdin-l'Abbé	1998	62360	62448
Isques	1102	62360	62474
Lacres	161	62830	62483
Nesles	1067	62152	62603
Neufchâtel-Hardelot	3585	62152	62604
Questrecques	354	62830	62679
Saint-Étienne-au-Mont	4 995	62360	62746
Saint-Léonard	3952	62360	62755
Samer	3105	62830	62773
Tingry	301	62830	62821
Verlincthun	311	62830	62845
Wierre-au-Bois	242	62830	62888

This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 16th, 2008.

Cantons of the Pas-de-Calais department

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