Canton of Montreuil explained

Type:	canton
Montreuil
Nbcomm:	17
Seat:	Montreuil
Insee:	62 37
Pop:	22203
Population As Of:	2012
Area:	165.68
Disbanded:	2015

The canton of Montreuil is a former canton in the Pas-de-Calais department and the Nord-Pas de Calais region. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation that came into effect in March 2015. It had a total of 22,203 inhabitants (2012).^[1]

Geography

An area of drained marshland and one or two hills, with the town of Montreuil in the Arrondissement of Montreuil at its centre. The altitude varies from 1m (03feet) in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage to 100m (300feet) in Neuville-sous-Montreuil, with an average altitude of 74m (243feet).

The canton comprised 17 communes:^[1]

• Beaumerie-Saint-Martin
• La Calotterie
• Campigneulles-les-Grandes
• Campigneulles-les-Petites
• Cucq
• Écuires
• Lépine
• La Madelaine-sous-Montreuil
• Merlimont
• Montreuil
• Nempont-Saint-Firmin
• Neuville-sous-Montreuil
• Saint-Aubin
• Saint-Josse
• Sorrus
• Le Touquet-Paris-Plage
• Wailly-Beaucamp

Population

Population Growth

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
15,953	17,328	19,139	19,960	20,942	21,603
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

• Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department
• Cantons of the Pas-de-Calais department
• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

50.4644°N 1.7642°W

Notes and References

1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep62.pdf Populations légales 2012: 62 Pas-de-Calais