Canton of Audruicq

Canton of Audruicq
French canton
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Saint-Omer
Seat Audruicq
Communes 13
Government
  Representative Bernard Carpentier
Area¹
  Total 203.10 km2 (78.42 sq mi)
Population (1999)
  Total 23,068
  Density 113.58/km2 (294.2/sq mi)
Cantonal code 62 06
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2.

The canton of Audruicq 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 13 communes, which joined the canton of Marck in 2015.[1]

Geography

The canton is organised around Audruicq in the arrondissement of Saint-Omer. The altitude varies from 0m (Oye-Plage) to 64m (Ruminghem) for an average altitude of 6m.

Composition

The canton comprised 13 communes and a total of 23,068 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition
Commune Population Post Code INSEE Code
Audruicq 4555 62370 62057
Guemps 882 62370 62393
Nortkerque 1583 62370 62621
Nouvelle-Église 343 62370 62623
Offekerque 939 62370 62634
Oye-Plage 5882 62215 62645
Polincove 560 62370 62662
Ruminghem 1163 62370 62730
Saint-Folquin 2062 62370 62748
Sainte-Marie-Kerque 1412 62370 62756
Saint-Omer-Capelle 835 62162 62766
Vieille-Église 1139 62162 62852
Zutkerque 1713 62370 62906

Population

Population Evolution
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
14733 15362 15552 19460 22058 23068
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

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Notes

Coordinates: 50°54′21″N 2°04′32″E / 50.90583°N 2.07556°E / 50.90583; 2.07556

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