Canton of Samer

Samer
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
No. of communes	18
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Samer
Area	166.16 km^2 (64.15 sq mi)
Population  (2012)	27,775
• Density	167/km^2 (430/sq mi)

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. It had a total of 27,775 inhabitants (2012).^[1]

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.

The canton comprised 18 communes:^[1]

• Carly
• Condette
• Dannes
• Doudeauville
• Halinghen
• Hesdigneul-lès-Boulogne
• Hesdin-l'Abbé
• Isques
• Lacres
• Nesles
• Neufchâtel-Hardelot
• Questrecques
• Saint-Étienne-au-Mont
• Saint-Léonard
• Samer
• Tingry
• Verlincthun
• Wierre-au-Bois

Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
16792	18948	21990	23822	26073	26890
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

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°38′22″N 1°41′28″E