Canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest

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Canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Calais
Communes	9
Chief Town	Calais
Representative	Catherine Fournier  (2006)
Cantonal code	62 15
Statistics

The canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest 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 See also 4 External links 5 Notes

[edit] Geography

The canton is organised around Calais in the arrondissement of Calais. The altitude varies from 0m (Calais) to 154m (Escalles) for an average altitude of 27m.

[edit] Composition

The canton comprises 9 communes.

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Bonningues-lès-Calais	570	62340	62156
Calais	77333 (1)	62100	62193
Coquelles	2370	62231	62239
Escalles	321	62179	62307
Fréthun	1091	62185	62360
Nielles-lès-Calais	206	62185	62615
Peuplingues	586	62231	62654
Saint-Tricat	614	62185	62769
Sangatte	4046	62231	62774

(1) only a fraction of the commune.

[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 Calais-Nord-Ouest on the Insee website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 16th, 2008.