Canton of Hucqueliers explained

Type:canton
Hucqueliers
Seat:Hucqueliers
Nbcomm:24
Insee:62 29
Pop:8182
Population As Of:2012
Area:231.71
Disbanded:2015

The Canton of Hucqueliers is a former canton situated in the Pas-de-Calais département and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 24 communes, which joined the canton of Lumbres in 2015.[1] It had a total of 8,182 inhabitants (2012).[2]

Geography

An area of small valleys and plateaux, consisting mostly of farmland, with the town of Hucqueliers in the arrondissement of Montreuil at its centre. The altitude varies from 26m (Alette) to 202m (Bécourt).with an average altitude of 97m.

The canton comprised 24 communes:[2]

See also

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