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Canton of Courrières

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Pas-de-Calais

Seat
  
Courrières

Commune
  
2

Region
  
Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Arrondissement
  
Lens

Communes
  
2

The canton of Courrières 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.

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Geography

The canton is organised around Courrières in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 22m to 38m (Courrières) for an average altitude of 26m.

Composition

The canton comprised 2 communes and a total of 21,119 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

References

Canton of Courrières Wikipedia