Canton of Wormhout (until 2015)
| Former Canton of Wormhout |
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|---|---|
| region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | North |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| main place | Wormhout |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 15,682 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 110 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 143 km² |
| Communities | 11 |
| INSEE code | 5968 |
The Canton Wormhout was a French canton in the Arrondissement of Dunkirk , in the Nord and in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais . Its main town was Wormhout . From 1998 Patrick Valois was a representative in the Department's General Council .
Communities
The old canton of Wormhout consisted of eleven municipalities:
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
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| Bollezeele | 1,428 (2013) | 17.54 | 81 inhabitants / km² | 59089 | 59470 |
| Broxeele | 330 (2013) | 3.77 | 88 inhabitants / km² | 59111 | 59470 |
| Esquelbecq | 2,106 (2013) | 12.7 | 166 inhabitants / km² | 59210 | 59470 |
| Heart soul | 1,580 (2013) | 17.17 | 92 inhabitants / km² | 59305 | 59470 |
| Lederzeele | 606 (2013) | 8.64 | 70 inhabitants / km² | 59337 | 59143 |
| Ledringhem | 684 (2013) | 7.01 | 98 inhabitants / km² | 59338 | 59470 |
| Merckeghem | 578 (2013) | 10.73 | 54 inhabitants / km² | 59397 | 59470 |
| Nieurlet | 986 (2013) | 10.25 | 96 inhabitants / km² | 59433 | 59143 |
| Volckerinckhove | 563 (2013) | 9.88 | 57 inhabitants / km² | 59628 | 59470 |
| Wormhout | 5,469 (2013) | 27.41 | 200 inhabitants / km² | 59663 | 59470 |
| Zegerscappel | 1,523 (2013) | 17.4 | 88 inhabitants / km² | 59666 | 59470 |
The Dutch names of the municipalities are:
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