Canton of Hesdin

Canton of Hesdin
French canton
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Seat	Hesdin
Communes	22
Area¹
• Total	138.66 km2 (53.54 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	11,420
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Cantonal code	62 26
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The Canton of Hesdin 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 22 communes, which joined the canton of Auxi-le-Château in 2015.^[1]

Geography

The canton is organised around Hesdin in the arrondissement of Montreuil. The altitude varies from 11 m (Tortefontaine) to 133 m (Chériennes) for an average altitude of 55 m.

Population

Composition

The canton comprised 22 communes and a total of 11,420 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

See also

• Cantons of Pas-de-Calais
• Communes of Pas-de-Calais
• Pas-de-Calais
• Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

External links

• The canton of Hesdin on the Insee website (French)

Notes

• This article is based on the original and the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 16th, 2008.

Cantons of the Pas-de-Calais department
Aire-sur-la-Lys Arras-1 Arras-2 Arras-3 Auchel Auxi-le-Château Avesnes-le-Comte Avion Bapaume Berck Béthune Beuvry Boulogne-sur-Mer-1 Boulogne-sur-Mer-2 Brebières Bruay-la-Buissière Bully-les-Mines Calais-1 Calais-2 Calais-3 Carvin Desvres Douvrin Étaples Fruges Harnes Hénin-Beaumont-1 Hénin-Beaumont-2 Lens Liévin Lillers Longuenesse Lumbres Marck Nœux-les-Mines Outreau Saint-Omer Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise Wingles

Coordinates: 50°21′27″N 2°00′09″E / 50.35750°N 2.00250°E / 50.35750; 2.00250