Canton of Samer

French canton
name=Canton of Samer
reg=
dept=
arr= Boulogne-sur-Mer
chieftown=Samer
numcomm=18
cancode= 62 44
pop=26 890
year=1999
area=166.16
dens=161.83
cg= Jean Claude Juda
mandat=2001| The canton of Samer is a canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of northern France.

Geography

The canton is organised around Samer in the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The altitude varies from 2m (Saint-Léonard) to 199m (Samer) for an average altitude of 53m.

Population

Composition

The canton comprises 18 communes and a total of 26,890 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

See also

*Cantons of Pas-de-Calais
*Communes of Pas-de-Calais
*Pas-de-Calais
*Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=P&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&codgeo=6244&quelcas=LISTE&lang=FR The canton of Samer on the Insee website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 16th, 2008."