Canton of Le Portel
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The canton of Le Portel 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 Boulogne-sur-Mer
. The altitude varies from 0m to 110m at Boulogne-sur-Mer
for an average altitude of 12m.
and a total of 18,156 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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
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Geography
The canton is organised around Le PortelLe Portel
Le Portel is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Le Portel is a tourist, fishing and light industrial town situated about southwest of Boulogne town centre, at the junction of the D236 and D119 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 to 110m at Boulogne-sur-Mer
Boulogne-sur-Mer
-Road:* Metropolitan bus services are operated by the TCRB* Coach services to Calais and Dunkerque* A16 motorway-Rail:* The main railway station is Gare de Boulogne-Ville and located in the south of the city....
for an average altitude of 12m.
Composition
The canton comprises 2 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...
and a total of 18,156 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
| Commune | Population | Post Code | INSEE Code |
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| Boulogne-sur-Mer Boulogne-sur-Mer -Road:* Metropolitan bus services are operated by the TCRB* Coach services to Calais and Dunkerque* A16 motorway-Rail:* The main railway station is Gare de Boulogne-Ville and located in the south of the city.... |
44859 (1) | 62200 | 62160 |
| Le Portel Le Portel Le Portel is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Le Portel is a tourist, fishing and light industrial town situated about southwest of Boulogne town centre, at the junction of the D236 and D119 roads... |
10720 | 62480 | 62667 |
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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