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Canton of Hesdin

Coordinates: 50°21′27″N 2°00′09″E / 50.35750°N 2.00250°E / 50.35750; 2.00250
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Hesdin
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
No. of communes22
Disbanded2015
SeatHesdin
Area
138.66 km2 (53.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
10,805
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)

The Canton of Hesdin 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 22 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Auxi-le-Château in 2015.[2] It had a total of 10,805 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Geography

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The canton is organised around Hesdin in the arrondissement of Montreuil. The altitude varies from 11 m (Tortefontaine) to 133 m (Chériennes) for an average altitude of 55 m.

The canton comprised 22 communes:[1]

Population

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Population Evolution
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
10290 11109 11640 11779 11515 11420
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

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References

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50°21′27″N 2°00′09″E / 50.35750°N 2.00250°E / 50.35750; 2.00250