Canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest
The canton of Calais-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 consisted of 9 communes, which joined the canton of Calais-1 in 2015.[1]
Calais-Nord-Ouest | |
|---|---|
Former canton | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| No. of communes | 9 |
| Disbanded | 2015 |
| Seat | Calais |
Geography
The canton is organised around Calais in the arrondissement of Calais. The altitude varies from 0m (Calais) to 154m (Escalles) for an average altitude of 27m.
Composition
The canton comprised 9 communes.
| Commune | Population | Post Code | INSEE Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonningues-lès-Calais | 570 | 62340 | 62156 |
| Calais | 77333 (1) | 62100 | 62193 |
| Coquelles | 2370 | 62231 | 62239 |
| Escalles | 321 | 62179 | 62307 |
| Fréthun | 1091 | 62185 | 62360 |
| Nielles-lès-Calais | 206 | 62185 | 62615 |
| Peuplingues | 586 | 62231 | 62654 |
| Saint-Tricat | 614 | 62185 | 62769 |
| Sangatte | 4046 | 62231 | 62774 |
- (1) only a fraction of the commune.
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gollark: Helping people elsewhere does mean somewhat fewer resources available here, and broadly speaking people do not actually want to make that tradeoff.
See also
- Cantons of Pas-de-Calais
- Communes of Pas-de-Calais
- Pas-de-Calais
- Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department
External links
Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 16th, 2008.
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