The canton of Lumbres 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

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.

Geography

The canton is organised around Lumbres

Lumbres

Lumbres is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Lumbres is an industrial town built on former marshes at the crossroads of the valleys of the rivers Aa and Bléquin, some 6 miles southwest of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D342 and D225...

 in the arrondissement of Saint-Omer

Arrondissement of Saint-Omer

The arrondissement of Saint-Omer is an arrondissement of France, located in the Pas-de-Calais département, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais région...

. The altitude varies from 22m (Hallines

Hallines

Hallines is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A village situated 4 miles south of Saint-Omer, on the D211 road, just a few yards from the A26 autoroute.-Population:...

) to 211 m (Alquines

Alquines

Alquines is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:A town located 18 miles east of Boulogne-sur-Mer, at the junction of the D216 with the D191 road, by the banks of the Hem river.-Population:...

) for an average altitude of 99m.

Composition

The canton comprises 33 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 21,219 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

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Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Acquin-Westbécourt Acquin-Westbécourt Acquin-Westbécourt is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:A village, located 9 miles west of Saint-Omer, at the D225 and D208 crossroads....	625	62380	62008
Affringues Affringues Affringues is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:A village, located 9 miles southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D205 and D202 crossroads.-Population:-Places of interest:...	203	62380	62010
Alquines Alquines Alquines is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:A town located 18 miles east of Boulogne-sur-Mer, at the junction of the D216 with the D191 road, by the banks of the Hem river.-Population:...	751	62850	62024
Bayenghem-lès-Seninghem Bayenghem-lès-Seninghem Bayenghem-lès-Seninghem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A village located 10 miles southwest of Saint-Omer, on the D204 road, just off the N42.-Population:-External links:...	304	62380	62088
Bléquin Bléquin Bléquin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Population:-Places of interest:* The nineteenth century church of St.Omer.* The ruins of a 13th century château.-References:* -External links:*...	339	62380	62140
Boisdinghem Boisdinghem Boisdinghem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Population:-References:* -External links:*...	191	62500	62149
Bouvelinghem Bouvelinghem Bouvelinghem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A village situated 10 miles west of Saint-Omer, on theD208 road...	142	62380	62169
Cléty Cléty Cléty is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming village situated 10 miles south of Saint-Omer, at the D193 and D928 crossroads.-Population:-References:*...	511	62380	62229
Coulomby Coulomby Coulomby is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small farming village situated 10 miles west of Saint-Omer, at the D191 and D204 crossroads, just off the N42.-Population:...	404	62380	62245
Delettes Delettes Delettes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A commune of four small farming villages situated 9 miles south of Saint-Omer, at the D157 and D193 crossroads...	912	62129	62265
Dohem Dohem Dohem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated 9 miles southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D190 and D193 crossroads.-Population:-References:*...	712	62380	62271
Elnes Elnes Elnes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated 9 miles southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D225 and D132 crossroads.-Population:-References:*...	721	62380	62292
Escœuilles Escœuilles Escœuilles is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated 15 miles west of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the N42 and D216 roads.-Etymology:...	398	62850	62308
Esquerdes Esquerdes Esquerdes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated 4 miles southwest of Saint-Omer, on the D211 road. The A26 autoroute passes very close by.-Etymology:...	1460	62380	62309
Hallines Hallines Hallines is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A village situated 4 miles south of Saint-Omer, on the D211 road, just a few yards from the A26 autoroute.-Population:...	1396	62570	62403
Haut-Loquin Haut-Loquin Haut-Loquin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small village situated 11 miles west of Saint-Omer, on the D216 road.-Population:-References:* -External links:* *...	133	62850	62419
Ledinghem Ledinghem Ledinghem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Ledinghem is situated 12 miles southwest of Saint-Omer, on the D128 road.-Population:-Places of interest:...	207	62380	62495
Leulinghem Leulinghem Leulinghem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A small village situated 5 miles southwest of Saint-Omer, on the D212 road, half a mile from the A26 autoroute.-Population:...	219	62500	62504
Lumbres Lumbres Lumbres is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Lumbres is an industrial town built on former marshes at the crossroads of the valleys of the rivers Aa and Bléquin, some 6 miles southwest of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D342 and D225...	3 873	62380	62534
Nielles-lès-Bléquin Nielles-lès-Bléquin Nielles-lès-Bléquin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Nielles-lès-Bléquin lies about 12 miles southwest of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D191 and D202 roads, on the banks of the small river Bléquin.-Population:-References:*...	795	62380	62613
Ouve-Wirquin Ouve-Wirquin Ouve-Wirquin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Ouve-Wirquin lies about 10 miles southwest of Saint-Omer, on the junction of the D225 and the D341, the route of the Roman road the Chausée Brunehaut...	494	62380	62644
Pihem Pihem Pihem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Population:-Places of interest:* The church of St.Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.* The remains of a château.-References:* -External links:*...	893	62570	62656
Quelmes Quelmes Quelmes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Quelmes lies about 5 miles west of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D208 and D207 roads and bordered by the A26 motorway.-Population:...	447	62500	62674
Quercamps Quercamps Quercamps is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Quercamps lies about 10 miles west of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D206 and D225 roads.-Population:-References:*...	288	62380	62675
Remilly-Wirquin Remilly-Wirquin Remilly-Wirquin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Remilly-Wirquin lies about 8 miles southwest of Saint-Omer, on the D192 road, by the banks of the river Aa.-Population:...	315	62380	62702
Seninghem Seninghem Seninghem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Seninghem is located some 10 miles west of Saint-Omer, on the D204 road.-Population:-Places of interest:...	519	62380	62788
Setques Setques Setques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Setques is located some 8 miles southwest of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the D211 and D342 roads, in the valley of the Aa river. Junction 3 of the A26 autoroute is only a mile...	627	62380	62794
Surques Surques Surques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Surques is located some 15 miles west of Saint-Omer, on the D215 road, in the valley of the Hem river.-Population:...	365	62850	62803
Vaudringhem Vaudringhem Vaudringhem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Vaudringhem is located 14 miles southwest of Saint-Omer, on the D203 road.-Population:-References:* -External links:*...	372	62380	62837
Wavrans-sur-l'Aa Wavrans-sur-l'Aa Wavrans-sur-l’Aa is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Wavrans-sur-l'Aa is located southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D192 and D225 road junction, on the banks of the river Aa...	1225	62380	62882
Wismes Wismes Wismes is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Wismes is located twelve miles southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D132 and D205 road junction, comprising the villages and hamlets of Wismes, Cantemerle, Fourdebecques, Marival, Rietz-Mottu,...	525	62380	62897
Wisques Wisques -Places of interest:* Two chapels, dating from the twentieth century.* A small 18th century château in Louis XV style.* The Grand Château : dating from the fourteenth century.* The Benedictine Abbey of St. Paul-References:* -External links:* *...	235	62219	62898
Zudausques Zudausques Zudausques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Zudausques includes the four hamlets of Adsoit, Cornette, Noircarme and Leuline, located 6 miles west of Saint-Omer, at the D206 road junction with the D46.-Population:-Places of...	618	62500	62905

Population

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1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
16608	17705	18063	19289	21067	21219
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

External links

• The canton of Lumbres on the Insee website