| Type: | canton |
| Sains-en-Gohelle | |
| Seat: | Sains-en-Gohelle |
| Nbcomm: | 6 |
| Insee: | 62 77 |
| Pop: | 20272 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 |
| Area: | 46.94 |
| Disbanded: | 2015 |
The canton of Sains-en-Gohelle 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 20,272 inhabitants (2012).[1]
The canton is organised around Sains-en-Gohelle in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 39 m (Sains-en-Gohelle) to 192 m (Bouvigny-Boyeffles) for an average altitude of 102m.
The canton comprised 6 communes:[1]
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17730 | 18668 | 18786 | 18771 | 19782 | 20036 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting |