Canton of Audruicq explained

Type:canton
Audruicq
Seat:Audruicq
Nbcomm:13
Insee:62 06
Pop:25255
Population As Of:2012
Area:203.10
Disbanded:2015

The canton of Audruicq 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 13 communes, which joined the canton of Marck in 2015.[1] It had a total of 25,255 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).[2]

Geography

The canton is organised around Audruicq in the arrondissement of Saint-Omer. The altitude varies from 0m (Oye-Plage) to 64m (Ruminghem) for an average altitude of 6m.

The canton comprised 13 communes:[2]

Population

Population Evolution
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
14733 1536215552 19460 22058 23068
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

References

50.9058°N 2.0756°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028658412 Décret n° 2014-233 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Pas-de-Calais
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep62.pdf Populations légales 2012: 62 Pas-de-Calais