Canton of Calais-Center
| Former Canton Calais Center |
|
|---|---|
| region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| main place | Calais |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 27,832 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Communities | 3 |
| INSEE code | 6216 |
The Canton Calais-Center was until 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement of Calais , in the Pas-de-Calais and the region Nord-Pas-de-Calais . Its main town was Calais . The last representative in the General Council of the Département was Philippe Vasseur ( PS ) from 1998 to 2015 . The canton of Calais-Center was on average 4 meters above sea level , between 0 meters in Les Attaques and 18 meters in Calais .
Communities
The canton consisted of two municipalities and part of the city of Calais (the total number of inhabitants is given here, around 20,500 inhabitants of the city lived in the canton):
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Attaques | 1,939 (2013) | 20.81 | 93 inhabitants / km² | 62043 | 62730 |
| Calais | 72,520 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62193 | 62100 |
| Coulogne | 5,474 (2013) | 9.16 | 598 inhabitants / km² | 62244 | 62137 |