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 km2 (4.08 sq mi)
Population (1999)
• Total	25,653
• Density	2,143.14/km2 (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 km2.

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).

Population

See also

• Cantons of Pas-de-Calais
• Communes of Pas-de-Calais
• Pas-de-Calais
• Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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.

Cantons of the Pas-de-Calais department
Aire-sur-la-Lys Arras-1 Arras-2 Arras-3 Auchel Auxi-le-Château Avesnes-le-Comte Avion Bapaume Berck Béthune Beuvry Boulogne-sur-Mer-1 Boulogne-sur-Mer-2 Brebières Bruay-la-Buissière Bully-les-Mines Calais-1 Calais-2 Calais-3 Carvin Desvres Douvrin Étaples Fruges Harnes Hénin-Beaumont-1 Hénin-Beaumont-2 Lens Liévin Lillers Longuenesse Lumbres Marck Nœux-les-Mines Outreau Saint-Omer Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise Wingles

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