Canton of Marquise
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The canton of Marquise 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 Marquise
Marquise, Pas-de-Calais
Marquise is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Marquise is a farming, quarrying and light industrial town, situated some northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D191, D231 and D238 roads...

 in the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer
Arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer
The arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer is an arrondissement of France, located in the Pas-de-Calais département, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais région...

. The altitude varies from 0m (Ambleteuse
Ambleteuse
Ambleteuse is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-History:Ambleteuse began as a hamlet of a few huts in the middle of the dunes, from which the derisory name of “carcahuttes" was once given to its inhabitants by their neighbors at Audresselles...

) to 163m (Leubringhen
Leubringhen
Leubringhen is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming village situated some northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D249 and D244e1 roads...

) for an average altitude of 72m.

Composition

The canton comprises 21 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 20,561 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
Ambleteuse
Ambleteuse
Ambleteuse is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-History:Ambleteuse began as a hamlet of a few huts in the middle of the dunes, from which the derisory name of “carcahuttes" was once given to its inhabitants by their neighbors at Audresselles...

 
1976 62164 62025
Audembert
Audembert
Audembert is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming commune, some north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D238 and the D249 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
357 62250 62052
Audinghen
Audinghen
Audinghen is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming commune, comprising several hamlets, some north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D940 and the D191 roads...

 
548 62179 62054
Audresselles
Audresselles
Audresselles is a commune south of Cape Gris Nez in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.The commune covers about 2000 acres of cultivated lands, two beaches, and seashore cliffs...

 
681 62164 62056
Bazinghen
Bazinghen
Bazinghen is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming commune, some northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D191 and the D191e roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
344 62250 62089
Beuvrequen
Beuvrequen
Beuvrequen is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming commune, some northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D241 and the D241e roads, by the banks of the river Slack...

 
392 62250 62125
Ferques
Ferques
Ferques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village, some northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D231 and the D243 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
1811 62250 62329
Hervelinghen
Hervelinghen
Hervelinghen is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming village situated near to Wissant, some north of Boulogne, on the D244 road.-History:...

 
182 62179 62444
Landrethun-le-Nord
Landrethun-le-Nord
Landrethun-le-Nord is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated some northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D243 and D231 roads.-History:...

 
906 62250 62487
Leubringhen
Leubringhen
Leubringhen is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming village situated some northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D249 and D244e1 roads...

 
257 62250 62503
Leulinghen-Bernes
Leulinghen-Bernes
Leulinghen-Bernes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Leulinghen-Bernes is situated some northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D191 and D231 roads. The A16 autoroute cuts through the middle of the commune’s...

 
398 62250 62505
Maninghen-Henne
Maninghen-Henne
Maninghen-Henne is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Maninghen-Henne is situated some northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D242 and D233 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
298 62250 62546
Marquise
Marquise, Pas-de-Calais
Marquise is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Marquise is a farming, quarrying and light industrial town, situated some northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D191, D231 and D238 roads...

4580 62250 62560
Offrethun
Offrethun
Offrethun is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Offrethun is situated some northeast of Boulogne, on the D241e3 road.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
275 62250 62636
Rety
Rety
Rety is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Rety is a farming and light industrial village comprising 15 hamlets and Rety itself. It is situated some northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D232, D243 and D127 roads, by the banks of...

 
1924 62720 62705
Rinxent
Rinxent
Rinxent is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Rinxent is a farming and light industrial town, situated some northeast of Boulogne, on the D191 road.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
2797 62720 62711
Saint-Inglevert
Saint-Inglevert
Saint-Inglevert is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Saint-inglevert is situated some north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D244 road with the A16 autoroute.-Population:...

 
539 62250 62751
Tardinghen
Tardinghen
Tardinghen is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Tardinghen is situated some north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D249 and D940 roads, on Cape Gris-Nez...

 
127 62179 62806
Wacquinghen
Wacquinghen
Wacquinghen is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Wacquinghen is situated some north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D233e and D242e3 roads...

 
236 62250 62867
Wierre-Effroy
Wierre-Effroy
Wierre-Effroy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Wierre-Effroy is situated some northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D232 and D234 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
747 62720 62889
Wissant
Wissant
Wissant is a seaside commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:...

 
1 186 62179 62899

Population

style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em"| Population Evolution
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
17652 18384 18467 18977 19701 20561
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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