Canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest
| Former canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest |
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|---|---|
| region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| main place | Calais |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 28,468 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Communities | 9 |
| INSEE code | 6215 |
The canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest was a French canton in the arrondissement of Calais , in the department of Pas-de-Calais and in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais until 2015 . Its main town was Calais . The last representative of the General Council of the Département was Michel Hamy from 2008 to 2015. The canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest was on average 27 meters above sea level , between 0 meters in Calais and 154 meters in Escalles .
Communities
The canton consisted of eight municipalities and part of the city of Calais (the total number of inhabitants is given here, around 18,000 people lived in the canton):
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonningues-lès-Calais | 636 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62156 | 62340 |
| Calais | 72,520 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62193 | 62100 |
| Coquelles | 2,386 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62239 | 62231 |
| Escalles | 263 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62307 | 62179 |
| Frethun | 1,230 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62360 | 62185 |
| Nielles-lès-Calais | 276 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62615 | 62185 |
| Peuplingues | 781 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62654 | 62231 |
| Saint-Tricat | 695 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62769 | 62185 |
| Sangatte | 4,740 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62774 | 62231 |