Canton of Ardres explained

Type:	canton
Ardres
Seat:	Ardres
Nbcomm:	22
Insee:	62 02
Pop:	21370
Population As Of:	2012
Area:	180.33
Disbanded:	2015

The canton of Ardres 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 had a total of 21,370 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).^[1]

Geography

The canton was organised around Ardres in the arrondissement of Saint-Omer. The altitude varied from 0m (Éperlecques) to 196m (Rebergues) for an average altitude of 42m.

The canton comprised 22 communes:^[1]

• Ardres
• Audrehem
• Autingues
• Balinghem
• Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques
• Bonningues-lès-Ardres
• Brêmes
• Clerques
• Éperlecques
• Journy
• Landrethun-lès-Ardres
• Louches
• Mentque-Nortbécourt
• Muncq-Nieurlet
• Nielles-lès-Ardres
• Nordausques
• Nort-Leulinghem
• Rebergues
• Recques-sur-Hem
• Rodelinghem
• Tournehem-sur-la-Hem
• Zouafques

Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
12536	13188	13277	14515	16519	17610
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

• • • Cantons of Pas-de-Calais Communes of Pas-de-Calais Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

50.8158°N 2.0261°W

Notes and References

1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep62.pdf Populations légales 2012: 62 Pas-de-Calais