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The canton of Lens-Nord-Ouest 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 Lens in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 27m ((Lens) to 74m (Loos-en-Gohelle ) for an average altitude of 33m.
Composition
The canton comprises just two communes and a total of 18,408 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
(1) only a fraction of the commune.
References
Canton of Lens-Nord-Ouest Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA