The canton of Audruicq 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 13 communes, which joined the canton of Marck in 2015.Décret n° 2014-233 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Pas-de-Calais It had a total of 25,255 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).Populations légales 2012: 62 Pas-de-Calais, INSEE
Geography The canton is organised around Audruicq in the arrondissement of Saint-Omer. The altitude varies from 0m (Oye-Plage) to 64m (Ruminghem) for an average altitude of 6m.
The canton comprised 13 communes:
Audruicq Guemps Nortkerque Nouvelle-Église Offekerque Oye-Plage Polincove Ruminghem Saint-Folquin Sainte-Marie-Kerque Saint-Omer-Capelle Vieille-Église Zutkerque
Population Population Evolution 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 14733 15362 15552 19460 22058 23068 Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting
See also Cantons of Pas-de-Calais Communes of Pas-de-Calais Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department
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