Canton of Fruges explained

Type:canton
Fruges
Nbcomm:52
Seat:Fruges
Insee:62 25
Area:457.91

The canton of Fruges (in French pronounced as /fʁyʒ/;) is a canton situated in the Pas-de-Calais département and in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

An area of small valleys and plateaux, consisting mostly of farmland, with the town of Fruges at its centre.

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 25 to 55 communes (6 of which merged into the new communes Saint-Augustin, Bellinghem and Enquin-lez-Guinegatte):[1]

See also

References

50.5153°N 2.1344°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