Canton of Guînes

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The canton of Guînes 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 16,775 inhabitants (2012).

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Canton of Guînes
Rue du Moulin, Calais

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N 50.819166666667 °	E 1.8722222222222 °

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Rue du Moulin

Rue du Moulin
62132 Calais
Hauts-de-France, France
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