Canton of Aire-sur-la-Lys
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The canton of Aire-sur-la-Lys is a canton
Cantons of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...

 situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...

 of northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

.

Geography

The canton is organised around Aire-sur-la-Lys
Aire-sur-la-Lys
Aire-sur-la-Lys is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:The commune is located 10 miles southeast of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the N43 with several departmental roads, by the banks of the Lys and the Laquette rivers.-History:Aire-sur-la-Lys is mentioned for...

 in the arrondissement of Saint-Omer
Arrondissement of Saint-Omer
The arrondissement of Saint-Omer is an arrondissement of France, located in the Pas-de-Calais département, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais région...

. The altitude varies from 16m (Aire-sur-la-Lys
Aire-sur-la-Lys
Aire-sur-la-Lys is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:The commune is located 10 miles southeast of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the N43 with several departmental roads, by the banks of the Lys and the Laquette rivers.-History:Aire-sur-la-Lys is mentioned for...

) to 116m (Thérouanne
Thérouanne
Thérouanne is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Thérouanne is located 10 miles southwest of Saint-Omer, on the D157 and D341 road junction.-Population:-History:...

) for an average altitude of 38m.

Composition

The canton comprises 14 communes
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 and a total of 23,256 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em"| Demographic Composition
Commune Population Post Code INSEE Code
Aire-sur-la-Lys
Aire-sur-la-Lys
Aire-sur-la-Lys is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:The commune is located 10 miles southeast of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the N43 with several departmental roads, by the banks of the Lys and the Laquette rivers.-History:Aire-sur-la-Lys is mentioned for...

9661 62120 62014
Clarques
Clarques
Clarques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated 8 miles south of Saint-Omer, on the D190 and D192 road junction...

 
233 62129 62226
Ecques
Ecques
Ecques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A large farming village situated 5 miles south of Saint-Omer, at the D201 and D189 crossroads.-Population:-References:*...

 
1781 62129 62288
Herbelles
Herbelles
Herbelles is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small village situated 5 miles south of Saint-Omer, at the D192 and D201 crossroads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
458 62129 62431
Heuringhem
Heuringhem
Heuringhem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A village situated 4 miles south of Saint-Omer, at the D195 and D477 crossroads.-Population:-References:* -External links:*...

 
1287 62575 62452
Inghem
Inghem
Inghem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A village situated 6 miles south of Saint-Omer, at the D198 and D201 crossroads. A junction with the A26 autoroute is less than a mile away....

 
302 62129 62471
Mametz
Mametz, Pas-de-Calais
Mametz is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Mametz is locates about 10 miles south of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D157 and D197 roads...

 
1716 62120 62543
Quiestède
Quiestède
Quiestède is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Quiestède lies about 6 miles south of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D201 and D195 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
665 62120 62681
Racquinghem
Racquinghem
Racquinghem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A large village some 6 miles southeast of Saint-Omer, on the N43 road, located on the banks of the Noeufossé canal, the border between the department of Nord and the Pas de Calais.The...

 
2334 62120 62684
Rebecques
Rebecques
Rebecques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Rebecques lies about 7 miles south of Saint-Omer, on the D192 road, in the valley of the River Lys.-Population:-References:*...

 
398 62120 62691
Roquetoire
Roquetoire
Roquetoire is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Roquetoire is located some 7 miles southeast of Saint-Omer at the junction of the D195 and the D187 roads.-Population:...

 
1621 62120 62721
Thérouanne
Thérouanne
Thérouanne is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Thérouanne is located 10 miles southwest of Saint-Omer, on the D157 and D341 road junction.-Population:-History:...

 
1045 62129 62811
Wardrecques
Wardrecques
Wardrecques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Wardrecques is located 6 miles southeast of Saint-Omer, on the D199 road, just a hundred yards from the Neufossé Canal.-Population:...

 
1068 62120 62875
Wittes
Wittes
Wittes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais departeent in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Wittes is located 9 miles southeast of Saint-Omer, at the N43 and D197 road junction and on the banks of the small river Melde, a tributary of the Lys river.-Population:-References:*...

 
687 62120 62901

Population

style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em"| Population Evolution
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
16588 17439 17855 20167 22257 23256
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting
Population without double counting
Population without double counting is an English translation of the phrase Population sans doubles comptes.In France, for the purposes of the census, the INSEE has defined several population indicators that allow people who live in more than one place to be counted in each place, to study and keep...


See also

  • Cantons of Pas-de-Calais
  • Communes of Pas-de-Calais
  • Pas-de-Calais
  • Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department

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