Canton of Guînes
| Former Canton of Guînes |
|
|---|---|
| region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Calais |
| main place | Guînes |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 16,775 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 113 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 147.81 km² |
| Communities | 16 |
| INSEE code | 6225 |
The canton of Guînes was 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement Calais , in the Pas-de-Calais and in the former Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais ; its main town was in Guînes . Hervé Poher was the representative in the General Council of the Département from 1994 to 2015.
At the time, the canton of Guînes was 147.81 km² and in 1999 had 14,577 inhabitants. It was on average 59 meters above sea level , between 0 meters in Guînes and 199 meters in Herbinghen .
Communities
The canton consisted of 16 municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alembon | 626 (2013) | 8.97 | 70 inhabitants / km² | 62020 | 62850 |
| Andres | 1,538 (2013) | 7.15 | 215 inhabitants / km² | 62031 | 62340 |
| Bouquehault | 719 (2013) | 8.04 | 89 inhabitants / km² | 62161 | 62340 |
| Boursin | 272 (2013) | 7.58 | 36 inhabitants / km² | 62167 | 62132 |
| Caffiers | 739 (2013) | 4.77 | 155 inhabitants / km² | 62191 | 62132 |
| Campagne-lès-Guines | 444 (2013) | 5.72 | 78 inhabitants / km² | 62203 | 62340 |
| Fiennes | 895 (2013) | 11.64 | 77 inhabitants / km² | 62334 | 62132 |
| Guînes | 5,739 (2013) | 26.42 | 217 inhabitants / km² | 62397 | 62340 |
| Hames-Boucres | 1,460 (2013) | 12.82 | 114 inhabitants / km² | 62408 | 62340 |
| Hardinghen | 1,182 (2013) | 8.24 | 143 inhabitants / km² | 62412 | 62132 |
| Herbinghen | 380 (2013) | 4.31 | 88 inhabitants / km² | 62432 | 62850 |
| Hermelinghen | 360 (2013) | 6.43 | 56 inhabitants / km² | 62439 | 62132 |
| Hocquinghen | 112 (2013) | 1.94 | 58 inhabitants / km² | 62455 | 62850 |
| Licques | 1,597 (2013) | 18.36 | 87 inhabitants / km² | 62506 | 62850 |
| Pihen-lès-Guînes | 467 (2013) | 9.25 | 50 inhabitants / km² | 62657 | 62340 |
| Sanghen | 297 (2013) | 6.17 | 48 inhabitants / km² | 62775 | 62850 |