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Canton of Guînes

Coordinates: 50°49′09″N 1°52′20″E / 50.81917°N 1.87222°E / 50.81917; 1.87222
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Guînes
Former canton
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CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
No. of communes16
Disbanded2015
SeatGuînes
Area
147.81 km2 (57.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
16,775
 • Density113/km2 (290/sq mi)

The canton of Guînes 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 16,775 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Geography

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The canton is organised around Guînes in the arrondissement of Calais. The altitude varies from 0m (Guînes) to 199m (Herbinghen) for an average altitude of 59m.

The canton comprised 16 communes:[1]

Population

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Population Evolution
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
12017 12739 12778 13575 14001 14577
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

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References

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50°49′09″N 1°52′20″E / 50.81917°N 1.87222°E / 50.81917; 1.87222