Canton of Bergues

Former canton of Bergues
region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	North
Arrondissement	Dunkerque
main place	Bergues
Dissolution date	March 29, 2015
Residents	17,887 (Jan. 1, 2012)
Population density	147 inhabitants / km²
surface	121.44 km²
Communities	13
INSEE code	5909

Canton of Bergues

The Canton of Bergues was 2015 a French constituency in Arrondissement of Dunkirk , in the Nord and in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais . Its main town was Bergues . André Figoureux ( UMP ) was the last representative in the General Council from 2011 to 2015 .

Communities

The canton consisted of 13 municipalities:

local community	Population year	Area km²	Population density	Code INSEE	Post Code
Armbouts-Cappel	2,398 (2013)	10.15	236 inhabitants / km²	59016	59380
Bergues	3,889 (2013)	1.32	2946 inhabitants / km²	59067	59380
Beer	1,754 (2013)	11.04	159 inhabitants / km²	59082	59380
Bissezeele	236 (2013)	3.57	66 inhabitants / km²	59083	59380
Crochte	686 (2013)	7.83	88 inhabitants / km²	59162	59380
Eringhem	476 (2013)	11.53	41 inhabitants / km²	59200	59470
Hoymille	3,247 (2013)	5.53	587 inhabitants / km²	59319	59492
Pitgam	953 (2013)	23.37	41 inhabitants / km²	59463	59284
Quaëdypre	1,121 (2013)	18.7	60 inhabitants / km²	59478	59380
Socx	930 (2013)	8th	116 inhabitants / km²	59570	59380
Steene	1,327 (2013)	10.28	129 inhabitants / km²	59579	59380
West-Cappel	565 (2013)	7.57	75 inhabitants / km²	59657	59380
Wylder	320 (2013)	2.55	125 inhabitants / km²	59665	59380

The Flemish names of the places are:

• Armbouts-Cappel: Armboutskappel
• Bergues: Sint-Winoksbergen
• Beer: beers
• Bissezeele: Bissezele
• Crochte: Crochte
• Eringhem: Eringem
• Hoymille: Hooimille
• Pitgam: Pitgam
• Quaëdypre: Kwaadieper
• Socx: Soks
• Steene: Stene
• West-Cappel: Westkappel
• Wylder: Wilder