Canton of Leforest

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Canton of Leforest
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Communes	4
Chief Town	Leforest
Cantonal code	62 56
Statistics
Land area¹	26,83 km²
Population
-1999	23,272
-Density	867,39/km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The canton of Leforest 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 Leforest in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 20m (Courcelles-lès-Lens) to 66 m (Leforest ) for an average altitude of 27m.

[edit] Composition

The canton comprises of 4 communes and a total of 23,272 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Courcelles-lès-Lens	6119	62970	62249
Dourges	5676	62119	62274
Évin-Malmaison	4731	62141	62321
Leforest	6746	62790	62497

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
22146	24137	23711	23059	24278	23272
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 Leforest on the Insee website (French)
• Leforest website (French)

[edit] Notes

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