Canton of Marquise

Canton of Marquise
French canton
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Seat	Marquise
Communes	21
Area¹
• Total	183.34 km2 (70.79 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	20,561
• Density	112.15/km2 (290.5/sq mi)
Cantonal code	62 36
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The canton of Marquise 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 21 communes, which joined the canton of Desvres in 2015.^[1]

Geography

The canton is organised around Marquise in the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The altitude varies from 0m (Ambleteuse) to 163m (Leubringhen) for an average altitude of 72m.

Composition

The canton comprised 21 communes and a total of 20,561 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Population

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 Marquise on the Insee website (French)

Notes

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

Cantons of the Pas-de-Calais department
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Coordinates: 50°49′41″N 1°41′29″E / 50.82806°N 1.69139°E / 50.82806; 1.69139