Canton of Aire-sur-la-Lys

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Canton of Aire-sur-la-Lys
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Communes	14
Chief Town	Aire-sur-la-Lys
Representative	Françoise Henneron
Cantonal code	62 01
Statistics
Land area¹	115.7 km²
Population
-1999	23,256
-Density	201.00/km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The canton of Aire-sur-la-Lys is a canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of northern France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Composition 3 Population 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

The canton is organised around Aire-sur-la-Lys in the arrondissement of Saint-Omer. The altitude varies from 16m (Aire-sur-la-Lys) to 116m (Thérouanne) for an average altitude of 38m.

[edit] Composition

The canton comprises 14 communes and a total of 23,256 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Aire-sur-la-Lys	9661	62120	62014
Clarques	233	62129	62226
Ecques	1781	62129	62288
Herbelles	458	62129	62431
Heuringhem	1287	62575	62452
Inghem	302	62129	62471
Mametz	1716	62120	62543
Quiestède	665	62120	62681
Racquinghem	2334	62120	62684
Rebecques	398	62120	62691
Roquetoire	1621	62120	62721
Thérouanne	1045	62129	62811
Wardrecques	1068	62120	62875
Wittes	687	62120	62901

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
16588	17439	17855	20167	22257	23256
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] See also

• Cantons of Pas-de-Calais
• Communes of Pas-de-Calais
• Pas-de-Calais
• Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• The canton of Aire-sur-la-Lys on the Insee website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 15th, 2008.