Canton of Merville

Former canton in Hauts-de-France, France

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.

## Municipalities

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It comprised 6 communes:[1]

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

## Politics

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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).

## References

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1. ^ a b Populations légales 2012: 59 Nord, INSEE

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Cantons of the Nord department

* Aniche
* Annœullin
* Anzin
* Armentières
* Aulnoye-Aymeries
* Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes
* Avesnes-sur-Helpe
* Bailleul
* Cambrai
* Le Cateau-Cambrésis
* Caudry
* Coudekerque-Branche
* Croix
* Denain
* Douai
* Dunkerque-1
* Dunkerque-2
* Faches-Thumesnil
* Fourmies
* Grande-Synthe
* Hazebrouck
* Lambersart
* Lille-1
* Lille-2
* Lille-3
* Lille-4
* Lille-5
* Lille-6
* Marly
* Maubeuge
* Orchies
* Roubaix-1
* Roubaix-2
* Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
* Sin-le-Noble
* Templeuve-en-Pévèle
* Tourcoing-1
* Tourcoing-2
* Valenciennes
* Villeneuve-d'Ascq
* Wormhout

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