Canton of Samer
# Canton of Samer

The canton of Samer 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 27,775 inhabitants (2012).

## Geography

The canton is organised around Samer in the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The altitude varies from 2m (Saint-Léonard) to 199m (Samer) for an average altitude of 53m.

The canton comprised 18 communes:

* Carly
* Condette
* Dannes
* Doudeauville
* Halinghen
* Hesdigneul-lès-Boulogne
* Hesdin-l'Abbé
* Isques
* Lacres
* Nesles
* Neufchâtel-Hardelot
* Questrecques
* Saint-Étienne-au-Mont
* Saint-Léonard
* Samer
* Tingry
* Verlincthun
* Wierre-au-Bois

## Population

Population Evolution :

| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 16792 | 18948 | 21990 | 23822 | 26073 | 26890 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting ||||||
