The canton of Guînes 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 had a total of 16,775 inhabitants (2012).Populations légales 2012: 62 Pas-de-Calais, INSEE
Geography The canton is organised around Guînes in the arrondissement of Calais. The altitude varies from 0m (Guînes) to 199m (Herbinghen) for an average altitude of 59m.
The canton comprised 16 communes:
Alembon Andres Bouquehault Boursin Caffiers Campagne-lès-Guines Fiennes Guînes Hames-Boucres Hardinghen Herbinghen Hermelinghen Hocquinghen Licques Pihen-lès-Guînes Sanghen
Population Population Evolution 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 12017 12739 12778 13575 14001 14577 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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