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Canton of Fruges

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Canton in Hauts-de-France, France
Fruges
Canton
Location of Fruges within the departmentLocation of Fruges within the department
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
No. of communes52
SeatFruges
Area457.91 km (176.80 sq mi)
Population31,236
 • Density68/km (180/sq mi)
INSEE code62 25

The canton of Fruges ([fʁyʒ]; West Flemish: Frusje) is a canton situated in the Pas-de-Calais département and in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

An area of small valleys and plateaux, consisting mostly of farmland, with the town of Fruges at its centre.

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 25 to 55 communes (6 of which merged into the new communes Saint-Augustin, Bellinghem and Enquin-lez-Guinegatte):

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
201331,184—    
201831,362+0.11%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  2. Décret n° 2014-233 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Pas-de-Calais
  3. Populations légales 2013: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
  4. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018, INSEE
Cantons of the Pas-de-Calais department

50°30′55″N 2°08′04″E / 50.51528°N 2.13444°E / 50.51528; 2.13444


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