Canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest

Canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest
French canton
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Calais
Seat Calais
Communes 9
Government
  Representative Catherine Fournier
Cantonal code 62 15

The canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest is a former canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 9 communes, which joined the canton of Calais-1 in 2015.[1]

Geography

The canton is organised around Calais in the arrondissement of Calais. The altitude varies from 0m (Calais) to 154m (Escalles) for an average altitude of 27m.

Composition

The canton comprised 9 communes.

Demographic Composition
Commune Population Post Code INSEE Code
Bonningues-lès-Calais 570 62340 62156
Calais 77333 (1) 62100 62193
Coquelles 2370 62231 62239
Escalles 321 62179 62307
Fréthun 1091 62185 62360
Nielles-lès-Calais 206 62185 62615
Peuplingues 586 62231 62654
Saint-Tricat 614 62185 62769
Sangatte 4046 62231 62774
(1) only a fraction of the commune.

See also

References

External links

Notes

Coordinates: 50°55′07″N 1°47′37″E / 50.91861°N 1.79361°E / 50.91861; 1.79361

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, May 04, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.