Canton of Carvin
| Canton of Carvin | |
|---|---|
| region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| main place | Carvin |
| Residents | 35,991 (Jan. 1, 2017) |
| Population density | 993 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 36.26 km² |
| Communities | 3 |
| INSEE code | 6221 |
 Location of the canton of Carvin in the Pas-de-Calais department |
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The Canton of Carvin is a French administrative unit in the Arrondissement Lens , in Pas-de-Calais and in the region of Hauts-de-France . Its main town is Carvin . Daniel Maciejasz ( PS ) has been a representative in the General Council of the Department since 2004 .
Communities
Since the nationwide reorganization of the cantons in 2015, the following three municipalities have belonged to the canton of Carvin:
| local community | Residents January 1, 2017 |
Area km² |
Density of population / km² |
Code INSEE |
Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carvin | 17,124 | 21.03 | 814 | 62215 | 62220 |
| Courrières | 10,512 | 8.63 | 1,218 | 62250 | 62710 |
| Libercourt | 8,355 | 6.60 | 1,266 | 62907 | 62820 |
| Canton of Carvin | 35,991 | 36.26 | 993 | 6221 | - |
Until the reorganization, the canton of Carvin consisted of the two communities Carvin and Libercourt .