Type: | canton |
Lens-Nord-Ouest | |
Seat: | Lens |
Nbcomm: | 2 |
Insee: | 62 50 |
Pop: | 16928 |
Population As Of: | 2012 |
Disbanded: | 2015 |
The canton of Lens-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 had a total of 16,928 inhabitants (2012).[1]
The canton is organised around Lens in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 27m (Lens) to 74m (Loos-en-Gohelle) for an average altitude of 33m.
The canton comprised 2 communes:[1]