Canton of Arques

The Canton of Arques is a former canton situated in the Pas-de-Calais département and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It had a total of 20,550 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).[1]

Arques
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
No. of communes5
Disbanded2015
SeatArques
Population
 (2012)
20,550

Geography

This canton was centred on the town of Arques in the arrondissement of Saint-Omer. The altitude varies from 0m at (Saint-Omer) to 95m at (Helfaut) for an average of 28m.

The canton comprised 5 communes:[1]

See also

References

50.73611°N 2.30333°E / 50.73611; 2.30333

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