Canton of La Bassée
| Former canton of La Bassée |
|
|---|---|
| region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | North |
| Arrondissement | Lille |
| main place | La Bassée |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 26,651 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 380 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 70.19 km² |
| Communities | 11 |
| INSEE code | 5907 |
The canton of La Bassée is a former French constituency in the arrondissement of Lille , in the Nord department and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region , which existed until 2015 . Its main town was La Bassée . From 1994 Philippe Waymel ( DVD ) was a representative in the Department's General Council .
Communities
The canton consisted of eleven municipalities.
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubers | 1,536 (2013) | 10.14 | 151 inhabitants / km² | 59025 | 59249 |
| La Bassée | 6,565 (2013) | 3.54 | 1855 inhabitants / km² | 59051 | 59480 |
| Fournes-en-Weppes | 2,145 (2013) | 8.22 | 261 inhabitants / km² | 59250 | 59134 |
| Fromelles | 876 (2013) | 8.54 | 103 inhabitants / km² | 59257 | 59249 |
| Hantay | 1,193 (2013) | 2.09 | 571 inhabitants / km² | 59281 | 59496 |
| Herlies | 2,319 (2013) | 7.11 | 326 inhabitants / km² | 59303 | 59134 |
| Illies | 1,409 (2013) | 7.91 | 178 inhabitants / km² | 59320 | 59480 |
| Marquillies | 1,989 (2013) | 6.91 | 288 inhabitants / km² | 59388 | 59274 |
| Sainghin-en-Weppes | 5,584 (2013) | 7.71 | 724 inhabitants / km² | 59524 | 59184 |
| Salomé | 2,974 (2013) | 5.25 | 566 inhabitants / km² | 59550 | 59496 |
| Wicres | 424 (2013) | 2.77 | 153 inhabitants / km² | 59658 | 59134 |