Canton of Hesdin
Template:Infobox French subdivision The Canton of Hesdin 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 22 communes,<ref name=pop2012/> which joined the canton of Auxi-le-Château in 2015.<ref>Décret n° 2014-233 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Pas-de-Calais</ref> It had a total of 10,805 inhabitants (2012).<ref name=pop2012>Populations légales 2012: 62 Pas-de-Calais, INSEE</ref>
Geography
The canton is organised around Hesdin in the arrondissement of Montreuil. The altitude varies from 11 m (Tortefontaine) to 133 m (Chériennes) for an average altitude of 55 m.
The canton comprised 22 communes:<ref name=pop2012/> Template:Div col
- Aubin-Saint-Vaast
- Bouin-Plumoison
- Brévillers
- Capelle-lès-Hesdin
- Caumont
- Cavron-Saint-Martin
- Chériennes
- Contes
- Guigny
- Guisy
- Hesdin
- Huby-Saint-Leu
- Labroye
- La Loge
- Marconne
- Marconnelle
- Mouriez
- Raye-sur-Authie
- Regnauville
- Sainte-Austreberthe
- Tortefontaine
- Wambercourt
Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10290 | 11109 | 11640 | 11779 | 11515 | 11420 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting | |||||
See also
References
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