Canton of Outreau

The canton of Outreau is a canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais and in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.

Outreau
Canton
Location of Outreau within the department
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
No. of communes	11
Seat	Outreau
Area	98.42 km2 (38.00 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	37,084
• Density	377/km2 (980/sq mi)
INSEE code	62 36

Geography

The canton is organised around Outreau in the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The elevation varies from 0m to 96m at Équihen-Plage for an average elevation of 55m.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2013	38,207	—
2018	37,066	−0.60%
Source: INSEE[2][3]

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 2 to 11 communes:^[4]

• Condette
• Dannes
• Équihen-Plage
• Hesdigneul-lès-Boulogne
• Hesdin-l'Abbé
• Isques
• Nesles
• Neufchâtel-Hardelot
• Outreau
• Saint-Étienne-au-Mont
• Saint-Léonard

See also

• Cantons of Pas-de-Calais
• Communes of Pas-de-Calais
• Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department