Canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest explained

Type:canton
Calais-Nord-Ouest
Seat:Calais
Nbcomm:9
Insee:62 15
Pop:28468
Population As Of:2012
Disbanded:2015

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] It had a total of 28,468 inhabitants (2012).[2]

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.

The canton comprised 9 communes:[2]

See also

References

50.9186°N 1.7936°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