Canton of Montigny-en-Gohelle

Canton of Montigny-en-Gohelle
French canton
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Lens
Seat Montigny-en-Gohelle
Communes 2
Cantonal code 62 74

The canton of Montigny-en-Gohelle 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 2 communes, which joined the canton of Hénin-Beaumont-1 in 2015.[1]

Geography

The canton is organised around Montigny-en-Gohelle in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 23m to 65m at Montigny-en-Gohelle for an average altitude of 37m.

Composition

The canton comprised only 2 communes and a total of 20,036 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition
Commune Population Post Code INSEE Code
Hénin-Beaumont 25178 (1) 62110 62427
Montigny-en-Gohelle 10558 62640 62587
(1) only a fraction of the commune.

See also

References

External links

Notes

Coordinates: 50°25′27″N 2°56′24″E / 50.42417°N 2.94000°E / 50.42417; 2.94000

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/4/2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.