Canton of Hucqueliers

The Canton of Hucqueliers is a former canton situated in the Pas-de-Calais département and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It consisted of 24 communes,[1] which joined the canton of Lumbres in 2015.[2]

Hucqueliers
Former canton
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
No. of communes24
Disbanded2015
SeatHucqueliers
Area
 • Total231.71 km2 (89.46 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
 • Total8,182
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)

Geography

An area of small valleys and plateaux, consisting mostly of farmland, with the town of Hucqueliers in the arrondissement of Montreuil at its centre. The altitude varies from 26m (Alette) to 202m (Bécourt).with an average altitude of 97m.

Composition

The canton of Hucqueliers comprised 24 communes and a total of 8,182 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).[1]

Demographic Composition
CantonPopulationPost CodeINSEE Code
Aix-en-Ergny1046265062017
Alette2496265062021
Avesnes466265062062
Bécourt2386224062102
Beussent4116217062123
Bezinghem2946265062127
Bimont1176265062134
Bourthes5456265062168
Campagne-lès-Boulonnais4536265062202
Clenleu1836265062227
Enquin-sur-Baillons1736265062296
Ergny1736265062302
Herly3236265062437
Hucqueliers5056265062463
Humbert2546265062466
Maninghem1376265062545
Parenty3966265062648
Preures4486265062670
Quilen616265062682
Rumilly2556265062729
Saint-Michel-sous-Bois896265062762
Verchocq5236256062844
Wicquinghem1796265062886
Zoteux3906265062903

Population
Population Movement
196219681975198219901999
699173377013701667476546
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

References
  1. Populations légales 2012: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
  2. Décret n° 2014-233 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Pas-de-Calais


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