Canton of Merville

Merville
Former canton
Map of the canton of Mereville within the Arrondissement of Dunkirk
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Nord
No. of communes	6
Disbanded	2015
Seat	Merville
Population  (2012)	25,467

The Canton of Merville is a former cantons in the Dunkirk arrondissement of the Nord department of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, in northern France. It had 25,467 inhabitants (2012).^[1] It was disbanded following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015.

It comprised 6 communes:^[1]

• Estaires
• Haverskerque
• La Gorgue
• Le Doulieu
• Merville (chief town)
• Neuf-Berquin

Its conseiller général from 2001- 2008 was Josette Fruchart (UPN / UMP, also mayor of Estaires), and from 2008 to 2014 it was Jacques Parent (PS).

50°39′07″N 2°40′09″E / 50.65194°N 2.66917°E / 50.65194; 2.66917

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