Type: | canton |
Le Portel | |
Seat: | Le Portel |
Nbcomm: | 2 |
Insee: | 62 76 |
Pop: | 18640 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Disbanded: | 2015 |
The canton of Le Portel 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 2 communes, which joined the canton of Boulogne-sur-Mer-2 in 2015.[1] It had a total of 18,640 inhabitants (2012).[2]
The canton is organised around Le Portel in the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The altitude varies from 0m to 110m at Boulogne-sur-Mer for an average altitude of 12m.
The canton comprised 2 communes:[2]