Canton of Lens-Est

French canton
name=Canton of Lens-Est
reg=
dept=
arr= Lens
chieftown=Lens
numcomm=2
cancode= 62 31
pop=21,126
year=1999
area=
dens=
cg=Charles Depoorter
mandat=2008-2014| The canton of Lens-Est is a canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of northern France.

Geography

The canton is organised around Lens in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 27m to 71m (Lens) for an average altitude of 29m.

Composition

The canton comprises just two communes and a total of 21,126 inhabitants (census of 1999, without double counting).

(1) only a fraction of the commune.

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=6231&quelcas=LISTE&lang=FR The canton of Lens-Est on the Insee website] fr
* [http://Lens-Est.info Lens-Est website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 15th, 2008."