Canton of Montreuil

Montreuil
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
No. of communes	17
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Montreuil
Area	165.68 km^2 (63.97 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	22,203
• Density	134/km^2 (350/sq mi)

The canton of Montreuil is a former canton in the Pas-de-Calais department and the Nord-Pas de Calais region. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation that came into effect in March 2015. It had a total of 22,203 inhabitants (2012).^[1]

Geography

An area of drained marshland and one or two hills, with the town of Montreuil in the Arrondissement of Montreuil at its centre. The altitude varies from 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage to 100 m (330 ft) in Neuville-sous-Montreuil, with an average altitude of 74 m (243 ft).

The canton comprised 17 communes:^[1]

• Beaumerie-Saint-Martin
• La Calotterie
• Campigneulles-les-Grandes
• Campigneulles-les-Petites
• Cucq
• Écuires
• Lépine
• La Madelaine-sous-Montreuil
• Merlimont
• Montreuil
• Nempont-Saint-Firmin
• Neuville-sous-Montreuil
• Saint-Aubin
• Saint-Josse
• Sorrus
• Le Touquet-Paris-Plage
• Wailly-Beaucamp

Population

Population Growth

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
15,953	17,328	19,139	19,960	20,942	21,603
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

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

References

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

50.46444°N 1.76417°E / 50.46444; 1.76417