Canton of Arques

2015 disestablishments in FranceFormer cantons of the Pas-de-CalaisStates and territories disestablished in 2015

The Canton of Arques 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 had a total of 20,550 inhabitants (2012, without double counting).

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Canton of Arques
Avenue Pierre Mendès France, Saint-Omer

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N 50.73611 °	E 2.30333 °

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Avenue Pierre Mendès France
62510 Saint-Omer
Hauts-de-France, France
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