Canton of Wormhout (until 2015)

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Former
Canton of Wormhout
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
Canton of Wormhout in the Dunkerque arrondissement

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
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:

  • Bollezeele: Bollezele
  • Broxeele: Broksele
  • Esquelbecq: Ekelsbeke
  • Herzeele: Herzele
  • Lederzeele: leather zele
  • Ledringhem: Ledringem
  • Merckeghem: Merkegem
  • Nieurlet: Nieuwerleet
  • Volkerinckhove: Volckerinkhove
  • Wormhout: Wormhout
  • Zegerscappel: Zegerskappel