Canton of Samer
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The canton of Samer 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 Samer
Samer
Samer is a commune and in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Population:-Places of interest:* The church of St.Steven, dating from the thirteenth century....

 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 2m (Saint-Léonard
Saint-Léonard, Pas-de-Calais
Saint-Léonard is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Saint-Léonard is a farming and light industrial town, situated some south of Boulogne, at the junction of the D901 and D940 roads...

) to 199m (Samer
Samer
Samer is a commune and in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Population:-Places of interest:* The church of St.Steven, dating from the thirteenth century....

) for an average altitude of 53m.

Population

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1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
16792 18948 21990 23822 26073 26890
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...





Composition

The canton comprises 18 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 26,890 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
Carly
Carly, Pas-de-Calais
Carly is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Carly is a farming commune, some southeast of Boulogne. The commune is at the junction of the D52 and the D239 roads, by the banks of the Liane river...

 
525 62830 62214
Condette
Condette
Condette is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A large farming, forestry and tourist village, some south of Boulogne, at the junction of the D240 and the D940 roads...

 
2675 62360 62235
Dannes
Dannes
Dannes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming and light industrial village, some south of Boulogne, at the junction of the D940 and the D148e roads. It is bordered on the western side by the English...

 
1258 62187 62264
Doudeauville
Doudeauville, Pas-de-Calais
Doudeauville is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village, set in a wooded valley some southeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D127 and the D127e4 roads.-Population:...

 
401 62830 62273
Halinghen
Halinghen
Halinghen 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 southeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D125 and the D239 roads.-Population:-References:*...

 
279 62830 62402
Hesdigneul-lès-Boulogne
Hesdigneul-lès-Boulogne
Hesdigneul-lès-Boulogne is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A forestry and farming village situated some south of Boulogne, at the junction of the D52 and D240 roads...

 
579 62360 62446
Hesdin-l'Abbé
Hesdin-l'Abbé
Hesdin-l’Abbé is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A forestry and farming village situated some south of Boulogne, at the junction of the D901 and theD240 road...

 
1998 62360 62448
Isques
Isques
Isques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A forestry, farming and dormitory village situated some south of Boulogne, at junction 28 of the A16 autoroute with the D901...

 
1102 62360 62474
Lacres
Lacres
Lacres is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Lacres is situated about south east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D901 with the D125 and D125e roads....

 
161 62830 62483
Nesles
Nesles
-Geography:Nesles is situated about south of Boulogne, at the junction of the D940 and D215 roads. The A16 autoroute straddles the middle of the commune's territory.-Population:-Places of interest:* The church of Notre-Dame, dating from the sixteenth century....

 
1067 62152 62603
Neufchâtel-Hardelot
Neufchâtel-Hardelot
Neufchâtel-Hardelot is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Neufchâtel-Hardelot is a farming and tourist town of forests, golf courses and beaches, situated some south of Boulogne, at the junction of the D940, D308 and D215 roads...

 
3585 62152 62604
Questrecques
Questrecques
Questrecques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Questrecques is situated southeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D238 and D239 roads, by the banks of the river Liane.-Population:...

 
354 62830 62679
Saint-Étienne-au-Mont
Saint-Étienne-au-Mont
Saint-Étienne-au-Mont is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France...

 
4 995 62360 62746
Saint-Léonard
Saint-Léonard, Pas-de-Calais
Saint-Léonard is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Saint-Léonard is a farming and light industrial town, situated some south of Boulogne, at the junction of the D901 and D940 roads...

 
3952 62360 62755
Samer
Samer
Samer is a commune and in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Population:-Places of interest:* The church of St.Steven, dating from the thirteenth century....

3105 62830 62773
Tingry
Tingry
Tingry is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Tingry is situated southeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D901 and D238 roads...

 
301 62830 62821
Verlincthun
Verlincthun
Verlincthun is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Verlincthun is situated some southeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D215 and D239 roads..-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
311 62830 62845
Wierre-au-Bois
Wierre-au-Bois
Wierre-au-Bois is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Wierre-au-Bois is situated some southeast of Boulogne, on the D215 just to the east of Samer.-Population:-Places of interest:...

 
242 62830 62888


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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