Canton of Barlin
| Former Canton of Barlin |
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|---|---|
| region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Bethune |
| main place | Barlin |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 18.003 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 600 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 30.01 km² |
| Communities | 8th |
| INSEE code | 6264 |
The canton of Barlin was a French canton in the arrondissement of Béthune , in the department of Pas-de-Calais and in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais until 2015 ; its main town was Barlin . Michel Dagbert ( PS ) was last representative in the General Council of the Département from 2002 to 2015 . The canton of Barlin was 30.01 km² in size and had 18,434 inhabitants ( as of 1999 ), which corresponded to a population density of around 614 inhabitants per km². It was on average 65 meters above sea level , between 25 meters in Gosnay and 131 meters in Barlin .
Communities
The canton consisted of eight municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barlin | 7,619 (2013) | 6.18 | 1233 inhabitants / km² | 62083 | 62620 |
| Drouvin-le-Marais | 566 (2013) | 2.12 | 267 inhabitants / km² | 62278 | 62131 |
| Gosnay | 963 (2013) | 2.21 | 436 inhabitants / km² | 62377 | 62199 |
| Haillicourt | 5,001 (2013) | 4.46 | 1121 inhabitants / km² | 62400 | 62940 |
| Hesdigneul-lès-Béthune | 828 (2013) | 2.59 | 320 inhabitants / km² | 62445 | 62196 |
| Houchin | 695 (2013) | 4.5 | 154 inhabitants / km² | 62456 | 62620 |
| Ruitz | 1,554 (2013) | 4.96 | 313 inhabitants / km² | 62727 | 62620 |
| Vaudricourt | 886 (2013) | 2.99 | 296 inhabitants / km² | 62836 | 62131 |