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.Décret n° 2014-233 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Pas-de-Calais It had a total of 18,640 inhabitants (2012).Populations légales 2012: 62 Pas-de-Calais, INSEE
Geography 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 comprised 2 communes: Boulogne-sur-Mer (partly) Le Portel
See also Cantons of Pas-de-Calais Communes of Pas-de-Calais Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department
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