title: Canton of Samer
text: # Canton of Samer
  
  The canton of Samer 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 27,775 inhabitants (2012).
  
  ## Geography
  
  The canton is organised around Samer in the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer. The altitude varies from 2m (Saint-Léonard) to 199m (Samer) for an average altitude of 53m.
  
  The canton comprised 18 communes:
  
  * Carly
  * Condette
  * Dannes
  * Doudeauville
  * Halinghen
  * Hesdigneul-lès-Boulogne
  * Hesdin-l'Abbé
  * Isques
  * Lacres
  * Nesles
  * Neufchâtel-Hardelot
  * Questrecques
  * Saint-Étienne-au-Mont
  * Saint-Léonard
  * Samer
  * Tingry
  * Verlincthun
  * Wierre-au-Bois
  
  ## Population
  
  Population Evolution :
  
  | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 16792 | 18948 | 21990 | 23822 | 26073 | 26890 |
  | Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting ||||||
  