Canton of Le Portel
{{Infobox French subdivision
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|name= Le Portel
|seat=Le Portel
|nbcomm=2
|INSEE= 62 76
|pop=18640
|population_as_of=2012
|area=
|disbanded = 2015
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The canton of Le Portel 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 2 communes, which joined the canton of Boulogne-sur-Mer-2 in 2015.[http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028658412 Décret n° 2014-233 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Pas-de-Calais] It had a total of 18,640 inhabitants (2012).[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep62.pdf Populations légales 2012: 62 Pas-de-Calais], INSEE
Geography
The canton is organised around Le Portel in the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The altitude varies from 0m to 110m at Boulogne-sur-Mer for an average altitude of 12m.
The canton comprised 2 communes:
- Boulogne-sur-Mer (partly)
- Le Portel
See also
References
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Category:Former cantons of Pas-de-Calais
Category:2015 disestablishments in France
Category:States and territories disestablished in 2015
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