title: Canton of Saint-Omer-Nord
text: # Canton of Saint-Omer-Nord
  
  The canton of Saint-Omer-Nord 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 consisted of 9 communes, which joined the canton of Saint-Omer in 2015. It had a total of 15,714 inhabitants (2012).
  
  ## Geography
  
  The canton is organised around Saint-Omer in the arrondissement of Saint-Omer. The altitude varies from 0 m (Houlle) to 166 m (Moringhem) for an average altitude of 23m.
  
  The canton comprised 9 communes:
  
  * Clairmarais
  * Houlle
  * Moringhem
  * Moulle
  * Saint-Martin-au-Laërt
  * Saint-Omer (partly)
  * Salperwick
  * Serques
  * Tilques
  