Canton of Marquise

The canton of Marquise 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 consisted of 21 communes, which joined the canton of Desvres in 2015.[1] It had a total of 21,997 inhabitants (2012).[2]

Marquise
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
No. of communes21
Disbanded2015
SeatMarquise
Area
183.34 km2 (70.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
21,997
  Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)

Geography

The canton is organised around Marquise in the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The altitude varies from 0m (Ambleteuse) to 163m (Leubringhen) for an average altitude of 72m.

The canton comprised 21 communes:[2]

Population

Population Evolution
196219681975198219901999
176521838418467189771970120561
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

References

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