Canton Le Portel
| Former canton of Le Portel |
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|---|---|
| region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| main place | Le Portel |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 18,640 (Jan. 1, 2012) |
| Communities | 2 |
| INSEE code | 6276 |
The District of Le Portel was until 2015 a French canton in the Arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer , in the Pas-de-Calais and the region Nord-Pas-de-Calais . Its main town was Le Portel . Jean-Claude Étienne ( PS ) was last representative in the General Council of the Département from 2007 to 2015 . The canton of Le Portel was on average 12 meters above sea level , between 0 and 110 meters. The highest and lowest elevations were in Boulogne-sur-Mer .
Communities
The canton consisted of part of the city of Boulogne-sur-Mer (the total number of inhabitants is given, around 8,900 inhabitants of the city lived in the canton) and the city of Le Portel:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulogne-sur-Mer | 42,537 (2013) | - | - Inhabitants / km² | 62160 | 62200 |
| Le Portel | 9,632 (2013) | 3.85 | 2502 inhabitants / km² | 62667 | 62480 |