Canton of Fauquembergues

Fauquembergues
Fauquembergues
Former canton
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
No. of communes	18
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Fauquembergues
Area	186.49 km2 (72.00 sq mi)
Population (2012)	9,931
• Density	53/km2 (140/sq mi)

The Canton of Fauquembergues 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 18 communes,^[1] which joined the canton of Fruges in 2015.^[2]

Geography[]

This canton is centred on the town of Fauquembergues in the arrondissement of Saint-Omer. The altitude varies from 43m at (Coyecques) to 201m at (Thiembronne) for an average of 106m.

Composition[]

The canton of Fauquembergues comprised 18 communes:^[1]

Demographic Composition
Canton	Population	Post Code	INSEE Code
Audincthun	574	62560	62053
Avroult	510	62560	62067
Beaumetz-lès-Aire	240	62960	62095
Bomy	604	62960	62153
Coyecques	562	62560	62254
Dennebrœucq	314	62560	62267
Enguinegatte	365	62145	62294
Enquin-les-Mines	917	62145	62295
Erny-Saint-Julien	288	62960	62304
Fauquembergues	856	62560	62325
Febvin-Palfart	497	62960	62327
Fléchin	454	62960	62336
Laires	297	62960	62485
Merck-Saint-Liévin	507	62560	62569
Reclinghem	144	62560	62696
Renty	439	62560	62704
Saint-Martin-d'Hardinghem	303	62560	62760
Thiembronne	621	62560	62812