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The canton of Lens-Nord-Est 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 3 communes, which joined the canton of Lens in 2015.
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Geography
The canton is organised around Lens in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 21m (Annay) to 71m (Lens) for an average altitude of 33m.
Composition
The canton comprised just three communes and a total of 24,638 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
(1) only a fraction of the commune.
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Canton of Lens-Nord-Est Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA