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Canton of Sains-en-Gohelle

Coordinates: 50°25′35″N 2°40′05″E / 50.42639°N 2.66806°E / 50.42639; 2.66806
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Sains-en-Gohelle
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
No. of communes6
Disbanded2015
SeatSains-en-Gohelle
Area
46.94 km2 (18.12 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
20,272
 • Density432/km2 (1,120/sq mi)

The canton of Sains-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 had a total of 20,272 inhabitants (2012).[1]

Geography

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The canton is organised around Sains-en-Gohelle in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 39 m (Sains-en-Gohelle) to 192 m (Bouvigny-Boyeffles) for an average altitude of 102m.

The canton comprised 6 communes:[1]

Population

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Population Evolution
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
17730 18668 18786 18771 19782 20036
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

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References

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50°25′35″N 2°40′05″E / 50.42639°N 2.66806°E / 50.42639; 2.66806