Canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest
Encyclopedia
The canton of Calais-Nord-Ouest is a canton
situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
of northern France
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in the arrondissement of Calais
. The altitude varies from 0m (Calais
) to 154m (Escalles
) for an average altitude of 27m.
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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...
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Geography
The canton is organised around CalaisCalais
Calais is a town in Northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras....
in the arrondissement of Calais
Arrondissement of Calais
The Arrondissement of Calais is an arrondissement of France, located in the Pas-de-Calais département, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais région...
. The altitude varies from 0m (Calais
Calais
Calais is a town in Northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras....
) to 154m (Escalles
Escalles
Escalles is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small village located 8 miles west of Calais, at the junction of the D243 and D940 roads and at the foot of Mont d'Hubert ....
) for an average altitude of 27m.
Composition
The canton comprises 9 communesCommunes 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...
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| Commune | Population | Post Code | INSEE Code |
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| Bonningues-lès-Calais Bonningues-lès-Calais Bonningues-lès-Calais is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village located 5 miles southwest of Calais, on the D243 road near to junction 39 of the A16 autoroute.... |
570 | 62340 | 62156 |
| Calais Calais Calais is a town in Northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras.... |
77333 (1) | 62100 | 62193 |
| Coquelles Coquelles Coquelles is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department near Calais in northern France.It is known informally as the town of the Channel Tunnel. The town comprises a shopping centre, hotels and farm in vieille Coquelles , part of the L'Européene autoroute and the Channel Tunnel terminal.The... |
2370 | 62231 | 62239 |
| Escalles Escalles Escalles is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small village located 8 miles west of Calais, at the junction of the D243 and D940 roads and at the foot of Mont d'Hubert .... |
321 | 62179 | 62307 |
| Fréthun Fréthun Fréthun is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A village located 3 miles southwest of Calais, at the junction of the D215 and D246 roads... |
1091 | 62185 | 62360 |
| Nielles-lès-Calais Nielles-lès-Calais Nielles-lès-Calais is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Nielles-lès-Calais is located 4 miles south of Calais, at the junction of the D304 and D245E roads.-Population:-References:... |
206 | 62185 | 62615 |
| Peuplingues Peuplingues Peuplingues is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Peuplingues is located 5 miles southwest of Calais, at the junction of the D243 and D243E roads, about a mile from the A16 autoroute.... |
586 | 62231 | 62654 |
| Saint-Tricat Saint-Tricat Saint-Tricat is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Saint-Tricat is located 5 miles southwest of Calais, at the junction of the D215 and D246 roads.-Population:-References:*... |
614 | 62185 | 62769 |
| Sangatte Sangatte Sangatte is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department on the northern coast of France on the English Channel.Like many place names in French Flanders, the name is of Flemish origin and means "gap in the sand".-Engineering:... |
4046 | 62231 | 62774 |
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See also
- Cantons of Pas-de-Calais
- Communes of Pas-de-Calais
- Pas-de-Calais
- Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department