Canton of Le Portel

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Le Portel
Former  canton
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
No. of  communes 2
Disbanded2015
Seat Le Portel

The canton of Le Portel 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 2 communes, which joined the canton of Boulogne-sur-Mer-2 in 2015. [1]

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Geography

The canton is organised around Le Portel in the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The altitude varies from 0m to 110m at Boulogne-sur-Mer for an average altitude of 12m.

Composition

The canton comprises 2 communes and a total of 18,156 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition
CommunePopulationPost CodeINSEE Code
Boulogne-sur-Mer 44859 (1)6220062160
Le Portel 107206248062667
(1) Only a fraction of the commune.

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Coordinates: 50°42′59″N1°35′39″E / 50.71639°N 1.59417°E / 50.71639; 1.59417