Canton of Marquise

Coordinates: 50°49′41″N 1°41′29″E / 50.82806°N 1.69139°E / 50.82806; 1.69139
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Marquise
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
No. of communes21
Disbanded2015
SeatMarquise
Area
183.34 km2 (70.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
21,997
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)

The canton of Marquise 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 21 communes, which joined the canton of Desvres in 2015.[1] It had a total of 21,997 inhabitants (2012).[2]

Geography[edit]

The canton is organised around Marquise in the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The altitude varies from 0m (Ambleteuse) to 163m (Leubringhen) for an average altitude of 72m.

The canton comprised 21 communes:[2]

Population[edit]

Population Evolution
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
17652 18384 18467 18977 19701 20561
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also[edit]

References[edit]

50°49′41″N 1°41′29″E / 50.82806°N 1.69139°E / 50.82806; 1.69139