Canton of Fruges
Fruges | |
|---|---|
 Location of Fruges within the department | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| No. of communes | 52 |
| Seat | Fruges |
| Area | 457.91 km2 (176.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 31,319 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| INSEE code | 62 25 |
The canton of Fruges (West Flemish: Frusje) is a canton situated in the Pas-de-Calais département and in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
An area of small valleys and plateaux, consisting mostly of farmland, with the town of Fruges at its centre.
Composition
At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 25 to 55 communes (6 of which merged into the new communes Saint-Augustin, Bellinghem and Enquin-lez-Guinegatte):[2]
- Ambricourt
- Audincthun
- Avondance
- Avroult
- Beaumetz-lès-Aire
- Bellinghem
- Bomy
- Canlers
- Coupelle-Neuve
- Coupelle-Vieille
- Coyecques
- Crépy
- Créquy
- Delettes
- Dennebrœucq
- Ecques
- Embry
- Enquin-lez-Guinegatte
- Erny-Saint-Julien
- Fauquembergues
- Febvin-Palfart
- Fléchin
- Fressin
- Fruges
- Heuringhem
- Hézecques
- Laires
- Lebiez
- Lugy
- Mametz
- Matringhem
- Mencas
- Merck-Saint-Liévin
- Planques
- Quiestède
- Racquinghem
- Radinghem
- Reclinghem
- Renty
- Rimboval
- Royon
- Ruisseauville
- Sains-lès-Fressin
- Saint-Augustin
- Saint-Martin-d'Hardinghem
- Senlis
- Thérouanne
- Thiembronne
- Torcy
- Verchin
- Vincly
- Wardrecques
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 31,184 | — |
| 2018 | 31,362 | +0.11% |
| Source: INSEE[3][4] | ||
See also
- Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department
- Cantons of Pas-de-Calais
- Communes of Pas-de-Calais
References
- ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Décret n° 2014-233 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Pas-de-Calais
- ^ Populations légales 2013: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
- ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018, INSEE
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