Canton of Hénin-Beaumont

Hénin-Beaumont
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
No. of communes	2
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Hénin-Beaumont
Population  (2012)	22,187

The canton of Hénin-Beaumont 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 had a total of 22,187 inhabitants (2012).^[1]

Geography

The canton is organised around Hénin-Beaumont in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 22m (Noyelles-Godault) to 65m (Hénin-Beaumont) for an average altitude of 32m.

The canton comprised 2 communes:^[1]

• Hénin-Beaumont (partly)
• Noyelles-Godault

See also

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

References

1. Populations légales 2012: 62 Pas-de-Calais, INSEE

50°25′10″N 2°58′20″E