Canton of Noyelles-sous-Lens

Canton of Noyelles-sous-Lens
French canton
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Seat	Noyelles-sous-Lens
Communes	3
Government
• Representative	Bruno Troni
Area¹
• Total	10.57 km^2 (4.08 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	25,653
• Density	2,143.14/km^2 (5,550.7/sq mi)
Cantonal code	62 75
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km^2.

The canton of Noyelles-sous-Lens 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 3 communes, which joined the canton of Harnes in 2015.^[1]

Geography

The canton is organised around Noyelles-sous-Lens in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 22m (Fouquières-lès-Lens) to 45m (Billy-Montigny) for an average altitude of 38m.

Composition

The canton comprised 3 communes and a total of 25,653 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

Demographic Composition

Commune	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Billy-Montigny	8 396	62420	62133
Fouquières-lès-Lens	6 898	62740	62351
Noyelles-sous-Lens	7 359	62221	62628

Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
27427	28712	25371	23420	22851	22653
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

References

1. Décret n° 2014-233 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Pas-de-Calais

External links

• The canton of Noyelles-sous-Lens on the Insee website (French)

Notes

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

Coordinates: 50°25′32″N 2°54′00″E / 50.42556°N 2.90000°E