Canton of Béthune-Est
| Former Canton of Béthune-Est |
|
|---|---|
| region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Bethune |
| main place | Bethune |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 21,720 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Communities | 6th |
| INSEE code | 6270 |
The Canton Bethune-Est was 2015 a French constituency in Arrondissement of Béthune , in the Pas-de-Calais and the region Nord-Pas-de-Calais ; its main town was Béthune . Raymond Gaquère ( PS ) was last representative in the General Council of the Département from 2004 to 2015 . The canton of Béthune-Est was on average 24 meters above sea level , between 15 meters in La Couture and 47 meters in Hinges .
Communities
The canton consisted of five municipalities and part of the city of Béthune (the total number of inhabitants is given here, around 13,000 inhabitants of the city lived in the canton):
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune | 25,463 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62119 | 62400 |
| La Couture | 2,734 (2013) | 13.52 | 202 inhabitants / km² | 62252 | 62136 |
| Essars | 1,598 (2013) | 3.72 | 430 inhabitants / km² | 62310 | 62400 |
| Hinges | 2,351 (2013) | 8.31 | 283 inhabitants / km² | 62454 | 62232 |
| Locon | 2,320 (2013) | 9.52 | 244 inhabitants / km² | 62520 | 62400 |
| Vieille-Chapelle | 813 (2013) | 3.41 | 238 inhabitants / km² | 62851 | 62136 |