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Canton of Audruicq

Coordinates: 50°54′21″N 2°04′32″E / 50.90583°N 2.07556°E / 50.90583; 2.07556
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Audruicq
Former canton
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CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
No. of communes13
Disbanded2015
SeatAudruicq
Area
203.10 km2 (78.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
25,255
 • Density124/km2 (320/sq mi)

The canton of Audruicq 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 13 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Marck in 2015.[2] It had a total of 25,255 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).[1]

Geography

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The canton is organised around Audruicq in the arrondissement of Saint-Omer. The altitude varies from 0m (Oye-Plage) to 64m (Ruminghem) for an average altitude of 6m.

The canton comprised 13 communes:[1]

Population

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Population Evolution
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
14733 15362 15552 19460 22058 23068
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

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References

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50°54′21″N 2°04′32″E / 50.90583°N 2.07556°E / 50.90583; 2.07556