*** Welcome to piglix ***

Canton of Le Portel

Canton of Le Portel
French canton
Country France
Region Blason Nord-Pas-De-Calais.svg Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas de Calais Arms.svg Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Boulogne-sur-Mer
Seat Le Portel
Communes 2
Government
 • Representative Jean-Claude Étienne
Cantonal code 62 76

The canton of Le Portel is a former canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 2 communes, which joined the canton of Boulogne-sur-Mer-2 in 2015.

The canton is organised around Le Portel in the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The altitude varies from 0m to 110m at Boulogne-sur-Mer for an average altitude of 12m.

The canton comprises 2 communes and a total of 18,156 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).


Coordinates: 50°42′59″N 1°35′39″E / 50.71639°N 1.59417°E / 50.71639; 1.59417



...
Wikipedia

...