Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department

The 7 arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department are:

  1. Arrondissement of Arras, (prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department: Arras) with 17 cantons and 369 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 299,123 in 1990, and was 300,785 in 1999, an increase of 0.56%.
  2. Arrondissement of Béthune, (subprefecture: Béthune) with 14 cantons and 99 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 282,966 in 1990, and was 279,783 in 1999, a decrease of 1.12%.
  3. Arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer, (subprefecture: Boulogne-sur-Mer) with 8 cantons and 75 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 158,703 in 1990, and was 163,159 in 1999, an increase of 2.81%.
  4. Arrondissement of Montreuil, (subprefecture: Montreuil) with 8 cantons and 164 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 98,264 in 1990, and was 99,288 in 1999, an increase of 1.04%.
  5. Arrondissement of Saint-Omer, (subprefecture: Saint-Omer) with 8 cantons and 116 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 148,189 in 1990, and was 153,523 in 1999, an increase of 3.6%.
  6. Arrondissement of Calais, (subprefecture: Calais) with 5 cantons and 28 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 114,702 in 1990, and was 118,311 in 1999, an increase of 3.15%.
  7. Arrondissement of Lens, (subprefecture: Lens) with 17 cantons and 43 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 331,256 in 1990, and was 326,719 in 1999, a decrease of 1.37%.

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