Canton of Samer

Canton of Samer
French canton
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Seat	Samer
Communes	18
Government
• Representative	Jean Claude Juda
Area¹
• Total	166.16 km2 (64.15 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	26 890
• Density	161.83/km2 (419.1/sq mi)
Cantonal code	62 44
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The canton of Samer 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.

Geography

The canton is organised around Samer in the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The altitude varies from 2m (Saint-Léonard) to 199m (Samer) for an average altitude of 53m.

Population

Composition

The canton comprised 18 communes and a total of 26,890 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

External links

• The canton of Samer 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
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°38′22″N 1°41′28″E / 50.63944°N 1.69111°E / 50.63944; 1.69111