Canton of Courrières

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The canton of Courrières is a former canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of northern France. It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. It had a total of 20,301 inhabitants (2012).

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Canton of Courrières
Chemin du Halage, Lens

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N 50.4625 °	E 2.9675 °

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Chemin du Halage

Chemin du Halage
62710 Lens, Quartier Nord-Ouest
Hauts-de-France, France
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