Canton of Samer explained

Type:canton
Samer
Seat:Samer
Nbcomm:18
Insee:62 44
Pop:27775
Population As Of:2012
Area:166.16
Disbanded:2015

The canton of Samer 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 27,775 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Geography

The canton is organised around Samer in the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The altitude varies from 2m (Saint-Léonard) to 199m (Samer) for an average altitude of 53m.

The canton comprised 18 communes:[1]

Population

Population Evolution
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
16792 1894821990 23822 26073 26890
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

References

50.6394°N 1.6911°W

Notes and References

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