Samer | |
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Former canton | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
No. of communes | 18 |
Disbanded | 2015 |
Seat | Samer |
Area | 166.16 km (64.15 sq mi) |
Population | 27,775 |
• Density | 167/km (430/sq mi) |
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).
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:
- Carly
- Condette
- Dannes
- Doudeauville
- Halinghen
- Hesdigneul-lès-Boulogne
- Hesdin-l'Abbé
- Isques
- Lacres
- Nesles
- Neufchâtel-Hardelot
- Questrecques
- Saint-Étienne-au-Mont
- Saint-Léonard
- Samer
- Tingry
- Verlincthun
- Wierre-au-Bois
Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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16792 | 18948 | 21990 | 23822 | 26073 | 26890 |
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting |
See also
References
50°38′22″N 1°41′28″E / 50.63944°N 1.69111°E / 50.63944; 1.69111
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