Canton of Outreau

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Canton of Outreau
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Boulogne-sur-Mer
Communes	2
Chief Town	Outreau
Representative	Thérèse Guilbert  (2001)
Cantonal code	62 61
Statistics
Land area¹	10.90 km²
Population
-1999	18,156
-Density	1665.15/km²
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km².

The canton of Outreau 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 Population 3 Composition 4 See also 5 External links 6 Notes

[edit] Geography

The canton is organised around Outreau in the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The altitude varies from 0m to 96m at Équihen-Plage for an average altitude of 55m.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
16078	16327	17599	17754	18346	18156
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Composition

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

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Équihen-Plage	2934	62224	62300
Outreau	15222	62230	62643

[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 Outreau on the Insee website (French)

[edit] Notes

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