canton of Hesdin

The Canton of Hesdin 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 consisted of 22 communes, which joined the canton of Auxi-le-Château in 2015. It had a total of 10,805 inhabitants (2012). Geography The canton is organised around Hesdin in the arrondissement of Montreuil. The altitude varies from 11 m (Tortefontaine) to 133 m (Chériennes) for an average altitude of 55 m. The canton comprised 22 communes: Aubin-Saint-Vaast Bouin-Plumoison Brévillers Capelle-lès-Hesdin Caumont Cavron-Saint-Martin Chériennes Contes Guigny Guisy Hesdin Huby-Saint-Leu Labroye La Loge Marconne Marconnelle Mouriez Raye-sur-Authie Regnauville Sainte-Austreberthe Tortefontaine Wambercourt