Leforest | |
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Former canton | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
No. of communes | 4 |
Disbanded | 2015 |
Seat | Leforest |
Area | |
• Total | 26.83 km2 (10.36 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | |
• Total | 23,699 |
• Density | 883/km2 (2,290/sq mi) |
The Canton of Leforest 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.
The canton is organised around Leforest in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 20 m (Courcelles-lès-Lens) to 66 m (Leforest) for an average altitude of 27 m.
The canton comprised four communes and a total of 23,699 inhabitants (2012, without double counting). [1]
Commune | Population | Post Code | INSEE Code |
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Courcelles-lès-Lens | 6119 | 62970 | 62249 |
Dourges | 5676 | 62119 | 62274 |
Évin-Malmaison | 4731 | 62141 | 62321 |
Leforest | 6746 | 62790 | 62497 |
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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22146 | 24137 | 23711 | 23059 | 24278 | 23272 |
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting |
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Coordinates: 50°25′59″N3°01′32″E / 50.43306°N 3.02556°E
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