Canton of Ardres
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| Canton of Ardres | ||
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| Administration | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region |  Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
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| Department |  Pas-de-Calais |
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| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer | |
| Communes | 22 | |
| Chief Town | Ardres | |
| Representative | Bernard Carpentier | |
| Cantonal code | 62 02 | |
| Statistics | ||
| Land area¹ | 180.33 km² | |
| Population | ||
| -1999 | 17,610 | |
| -Density | 97.65/km² | |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². | ||
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The canton of Ardres is a canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of northern France.
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[edit] Geography
The canton is organised around Ardres in the arrondissement of Saint-Omer. The altitude varies from 0m (Éperlecques) to 196m (Rebergues) for an average altitude of 42m.
[edit] Composition
The canton comprises 14 communes and a total of 17,610 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
| Commune | Population | Post Code | INSEE Code |
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| Ardres | 4154 | 62610 | 62038 |
| Audrehem | 357 | 62890 | 62055 |
| Autingues | 255 | 62610 | 62059 |
| Balinghem | 829 | 62610 | 62078 |
| Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques | 687 | 62910 | 62087 |
| Bonningues-lès-Ardres | 509 | 62890 | 62155 |
| Brêmes | 1315 | 62610 | 62174 |
| Clerques | 213 | 62890 | 62228 |
| Éperlecques | 2 885 | 62910 | 62297 |
| Journy | 230 | 62850 | 62478 |
| Landrethun-lès-Ardres | 599 | 62610 | 62488 |
| Louches | 733 | 62610 | 62531 |
| Mentque-Nortbécourt | 449 | 62890 | 62567 |
| Muncq-Nieurlet | 454 | 62890 | 62598 |
| Nielles-lès-Ardres | 444 | 62610 | 62614 |
| Nordausques | 633 | 62890 | 62618 |
| Nort-Leulinghem | 177 | 62890 | 62622 |
| Rebergues | 156 | 62850 | 62692 |
| Recques-sur-Hem | 504 | 62890 | 62699 |
| Rodelinghem | 393 | 62610 | 62716 |
| Tournehem-sur-la-Hem | 1219 | 62890 | 62827 |
| Zouafques | 415 | 62890 | 62904 |
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 12536 | 13188 | 13277 | 14515 | 16519 | 17610 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
[edit] See also
- Cantons of Pas-de-Calais
- Communes of Pas-de-Calais
- Pas-de-Calais
- Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department
[edit] External links
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 15th, 2008.
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