Canton of Douvrin

Canton of Douvrin
French canton
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Béthune
Communes 14
Area¹
  Total 84.90 km2 (32.78 sq mi)
Population (2012)
  Total 40,197
  Density 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Cantonal code 6223
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Douvrin is one of the cantons of the arrondissement of Béthune, in the Pas-de-Calais department, in northern France. Its seat is the town Douvrin.

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 5 to 14 communes:[1]

References

Coordinates: 50°31′15″N 2°48′33″E / 50.52083°N 2.80917°E / 50.52083; 2.80917


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