Canton of Auchel
The Canton Auchel is a French administrative unit in the arrondissement of Béthune, in Pas- de -Calais and in the Nord -Pas -de- Calais; its chief town is Auchel. Representatives of the General Council of the department since 2008 René Hocq.
Geography
The Canton Auchel is 3,999 hectares ( 39.99 km ²) in size and has 21,079 inhabitants (as of 1999), which corresponds to a population density of around 527 inhabitants per km ². He is on average 76 meters above sea level, between 26 meters and 157 meters in Ecquedecques in Auchel.
Communities
The canton consists of ten municipalities: