Canton of Sains-en-Gohelle
# Canton of Sains-en-Gohelle

The canton of Sains-en-Gohelle 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 20,272 inhabitants (2012).

## Geography

The canton is organised around Sains-en-Gohelle in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 39 m (Sains-en-Gohelle) to 192 m (Bouvigny-Boyeffles) for an average altitude of 102m.

The canton comprised 6 communes:

* Aix-Noulette
* Bouvigny-Boyeffles
* Gouy-Servins
* Hersin-Coupigny
* Sains-en-Gohelle
* Servins

## Population

Population Evolution :

| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 17730 | 18668 | 18786 | 18771 | 19782 | 20036 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting ||||||
