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Canton of Montreuil

Coordinates: 50°27′52″N 1°45′51″E / 50.46444°N 1.76417°E / 50.46444; 1.76417
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Montreuil
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
No. of communes17
Disbanded2015
SeatMontreuil
Area
165.68 km2 (63.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
22,203
 • Density134/km2 (350/sq mi)

The canton of Montreuil is a former canton in the Pas-de-Calais department and the Nord-Pas de Calais region. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation that came into effect in March 2015. It had a total of 22,203 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Geography

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An area of drained marshland and one or two hills, with the town of Montreuil in the Arrondissement of Montreuil at its centre. The altitude varies from 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage to 100 m (330 ft) in Neuville-sous-Montreuil, with an average altitude of 74 m (243 ft).

The canton comprised 17 communes:[1]

Population

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Population Growth
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
15,953 17,328 19,139 19,960 20,942 21,603
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

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References

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50°27′52″N 1°45′51″E / 50.46444°N 1.76417°E / 50.46444; 1.76417