Canton of Saint-Omer-Nord explained

The canton of Saint-Omer-Nord 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 9 communes, which joined the canton of Saint-Omer in 2015.^[1] It had a total of 15,714 inhabitants (2012).^[2]

Geography

The canton is organised around Saint-Omer in the arrondissement of Saint-Omer. The altitude varies from 0 m (Houlle) to 166 m (Moringhem) for an average altitude of 23m.

The canton comprised 9 communes:^[2]

• Clairmarais
• Houlle
• Moringhem
• Moulle
• Saint-Martin-au-Laërt
• Saint-Omer (partly)
• Salperwick
• Serques
• Tilques

See also

• • • Cantons of Pas-de-Calais Communes of Pas-de-Calais Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

50.7742°N 2.2131°W

Notes and References

1. 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
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep62.pdf Populations légales 2012: 62 Pas-de-Calais