Country France Arrondissement Montreuil Communes 17 Department Pas-de-Calais | Region Nord-Pas de Calais Seat Montreuil Cantonal code 62 37 Commune 17 | |
The canton of Montreuil is a former canton situated in the Pas-de-Calais department and the Nord-Pas de Calais region. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.
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Geography
An area of drained marshland and one or two hills, with the town of Montreuil in the Arrondissement of Montreuil at its centre. The altitude varies from 1m (Le Touquet-Paris-Plage) to 100m (Neuville-sous-Montreuil) with an average altitude of 74m.
Composition
The canton of Montreuil comprises 17 communes and a total of 21,603 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
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Canton of Montreuil Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA