Canton of Samer

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.

Samer
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
No. of communes	18
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Samer
Area
• Total	166.16 km^2 (64.15 sq mi)
Population  (1999)
• Total	26,890
• Density	162/km^2 (420/sq mi)

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.

Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
16792	18948	21990	23822	26073	26890
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

Composition

The canton comprised 18 communes and a total of 26,890 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Carly	525	62830	62214
Condette	2675	62360	62235
Dannes	1258	62187	62264
Doudeauville	401	62830	62273
Halinghen	279	62830	62402
Hesdigneul-lès-Boulogne	579	62360	62446
Hesdin-l'Abbé	1998	62360	62448
Isques	1102	62360	62474
Lacres	161	62830	62483
Nesles	1067	62152	62603
Neufchâtel-Hardelot	3585	62152	62604
Questrecques	354	62830	62679
Saint-Étienne-au-Mont	4 995	62360	62746
Saint-Léonard	3952	62360	62755
Samer	3105	62830	62773
Tingry	301	62830	62821
Verlincthun	311	62830	62845
Wierre-au-Bois	242	62830	62888

See also

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

External links

• The canton of Samer on the Insee website (in French)

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 16th, 2008.