Canton of Merville explained

Type:canton
Merville
Seat:Merville
Nbcomm:6
Insee:5946
Pop:25467
Population As Of:2012
Disbanded:2015

The Canton of Merville is a former cantons in the Dunkirk arrondissement of the Nord department of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, in northern France. It had 25,467 inhabitants (2012).[1] It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.

Municipalities

It comprised 6 communes:[1]

Politics

Its conseiller général from 2001- 2008 was Josette Fruchart (UPN / UMP, also mayor of Estaires), and from 2008 to 2014 it was Jacques Parent (PS).

References

50.6519°N 2.6692°W

Notes and References

  1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep59.pdf Populations légales 2012: 59 Nord