Canton of Hucqueliers

The Canton of Hucqueliers 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 consisted of 24 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Lumbres in 2015.[2] It had a total of 8,182 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Hucqueliers
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
No. of communes24
Disbanded2015
SeatHucqueliers
Area
231.71 km2 (89.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
8,182
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)

Geography

An area of small valleys and plateaux, consisting mostly of farmland, with the town of Hucqueliers in the arrondissement of Montreuil at its centre. The altitude varies from 26m (Alette) to 202m (Bécourt).with an average altitude of 97m.

The canton comprised 24 communes:[1]

Population
Population development
196219681975198219901999
699173377013701667476546
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

References
  1. Populations légales 2012: 62 Pas-de-Calais, INSEE
  2. Décret n° 2014-233 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Pas-de-Calais

50.56944°N 1.90722°E / 50.56944; 1.90722


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