- Canton of Courrières
French canton
name=Canton of Courrières
reg=
dept=
arr= Lens
chieftown=Courrières
numcomm=2
cancode= 62 59
pop=21,119
year=1999
area=14.15
dens=1492.15
cg=Jean-Pierre Corbisez
dates=|The canton of Courrières is a canton situated in the department of the
Pas-de-Calais and in theNord-Pas-de-Calais region of northernFrance .Geography
The canton is organised around
Courrières in thearrondissement of Lens . The altitude varies from 22m to 38m (Courrières ) for an average altitude of 26m.Composition
The canton comprises 2 communes and a total of 21,119 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).
Population
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=6259&quelcas=LISTE&lang=FR The canton of Courrières on the Insee website]
Notes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on April 15th, 2008."
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