title: Canton of Hénin-Beaumont
text: # Canton of Hénin-Beaumont
  
  The canton of Hénin-Beaumont 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 22,187 inhabitants (2012).
  
  ## Geography
  
  The canton is organised around Hénin-Beaumont in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 22m (Noyelles-Godault) to 65m (Hénin-Beaumont) for an average altitude of 32m.
  
  The canton comprised 2 communes:
  
  * Hénin-Beaumont (partly)
  * Noyelles-Godault
  