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Canton of Fruges

Coordinates: 50°30′55″N 2°08′04″E / 50.51528°N 2.13444°E / 50.51528; 2.13444
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Fruges
Location of Fruges within the department
Location of Fruges within the department
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
No. of communes52
SeatFruges
Area
457.91 km2 (176.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
31,319
 • Density68/km2 (180/sq mi)
INSEE code62 25

The canton of Fruges ([fʁyʒ]; West Flemish: Frusje) is a canton situated in the Pas-de-Calais département and in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

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An area of small valleys and plateaux, consisting mostly of farmland, with the town of Fruges at its centre.

Composition

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At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 25 to 55 communes (6 of which merged into the new communes Saint-Augustin, Bellinghem and Enquin-lez-Guinegatte):[2]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
201331,184—    
201831,362+0.11%
Source: INSEE[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ Décret n° 2014-233 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Pas-de-Calais
  3. ^ Populations légales 2013: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
  4. ^ Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2018, INSEE

50°30′55″N 2°08′04″E / 50.51528°N 2.13444°E / 50.51528; 2.13444