Canton of Harnes

Canton of Harnes
French canton
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Seat	Harnes
Communes	6
Area¹
• Total	31.72 km^2 (12.25 sq mi)
Population (2012)
• Total	43,287
• Density	1,400/km^2 (3,500/sq mi)
Cantonal code	62 26
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km^2.

The canton of Harnes is a canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie region of northern France.

Geography

The canton is organised around Harnes in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 20m (Estevelles) to 46m (Harnes) for an average altitude of 29m.

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 3 to 6 communes:^[1]

• Billy-Montigny
• Bois-Bernard
• Fouquières-lès-Lens
• Harnes
• Noyelles-sous-Lens
• Rouvroy

Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
19258	19348	18396	18029	18741	18286
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

See also

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

References

1. Décret n° 2014-233 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Pas-de-Calais

External links

• The canton of Harnes on the Insee website

Coordinates: 50°27′52″N 2°54′00″E / 50.46444°N 2.90000°E