Canton of Leforest
# Canton of Leforest

The Canton of Leforest 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 23,699 inhabitants (2012).

## Geography

The canton is organised around Leforest in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 20 m (Courcelles-lès-Lens) to 66 m (Leforest) for an average altitude of 27 m.

The canton comprised 4 communes:

* Courcelles-lès-Lens
* Dourges
* Évin-Malmaison
* Leforest

## Population

Population Evolution :

| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 22146 | 24137 | 23711 | 23059 | 24278 | 23272 |
| Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting ||||||
