Canton of Leforest

Canton of Leforest
French canton
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Seat	Leforest
Communes	4
Area¹
• Total	26,83 km^2 (1,036 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	23,272
• Density	867.39/km^2 (2,246.5/sq mi)
Cantonal code	62 56
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km^2.

The Canton of Leforest 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.

Geography

The canton is organised around Leforest in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 20 m (Courcelles-lès-Lens) to 66 m (Leforest) for an average altitude of 27 m.

Composition

The canton comprised four communes and a total of 23,272 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Courcelles-lès-Lens	6119	62970	62249
Dourges	5676	62119	62274
Évin-Malmaison	4731	62141	62321
Leforest	6746	62790	62497

Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
22146	24137	23711	23059	24278	23272
Census count starting from 1962 : Population 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

• The canton of Leforest on the Insee website (French)
• Leforest website (French)

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 15th, 2008.

Coordinates: 50°25′59″N 3°01′32″E / 50.43306°N 3.02556°E