Canton of Auchel
Canton of Auchel | |
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region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Bethune |
main place | Auchel |
Residents | 35,661 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
Population density | 607 inhabitants / km² |
surface | 58.72 km² |
Communities | 9 |
INSEE code | 6205 |
Location of the canton of Auchel in the Pas-de-Calais department |
The canton of Auchel is a French canton in the arrondissement of Béthune , in the department of Pas-de-Calais and in the region of Hauts-de-France ; its main town is Auchel . René Hocq ( PCF ) has been a representative on the Department's General Council since 2008 .
geography
The canton Auchel is 58.72 km² and has 35,661 inhabitants ( as of 2017 ), which corresponds to a population density of 607 inhabitants per km².
Communities
Since the state-wide reorganization of the cantons in 2015, the following nine municipalities belong to the canton of Auchel:
local community | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
Post Code |
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Auchel | 10,291 | 6.00 | 1,715 | 62048 | 62260 |
Calonne-Ricouart | 5,454 | 4.61 | 1,183 | 62194 | 62470 |
Camblain-Châtelain | 1,764 | 10.04 | 176 | 62197 | 62470 |
Cauchy-à-la-tour | 2,814 | 3.13 | 899 | 62217 | 62260 |
Diéval | 750 | 12.00 | 63 | 62269 | 62460 |
Division | 6,978 | 10.96 | 637 | 62270 | 62460 |
Lozinghem | 1,262 | 2.15 | 587 | 62532 | 62540 |
Marles-les-Mines | 5,579 | 4.55 | 1,226 | 62555 | 62540 |
Ourton | 769 | 5.28 | 146 | 62642 | 62460 |
Canton of Auchel | 35,661 | 58.72 | 607 | 6205 | - |
Until the reorganization, the canton of Auchel consisted of the 10 municipalities of Ames , Amettes , Auchel , Burbure , Cauchy-à-la-Tour , Ecquedecques , Ferfay , Lespesses , Lières and Lozinghem . Its layout corresponded to an area of 39.99 km 2 .