Pas-de-Calais

Pas-de-Calais (Picard: Pas-Calés; Dutch: Nauw van Kales) is a department found in the north of France in the Hauts-de-France region. Its prefecture is Arras. Its population is about 1,456,000 (2006 estimation). It is one of the 83 first French departments made during the French Revolution.

Pas-de-Calais department

Arrondissement

The department has 7 arrondissement:

• Arrondissement of Arras
• Arrondissement of Béthune
• Arrondissement of Calais
• Arrondissement of Montreuil
• Arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer
• Arrondissement of Lens
• Arrondissement of Saint-Omer

Flag of Pas-de-Calais.

Coat of arms of Pas-de-Calais.

Cantons

The department has 39 cantons:

• Canton of Aire-sur-la-Lys
• Canton of Arras-1
• Canton of Arras-2
• Canton of Arras-3
• Canton of Auchel
• Canton of Auxi-le-Château
• Canton of Avesnes-le-Comte
• Canton of Avion
• Canton of Bapaume
• Canton of Berck
• Canton of Béthune
• Canton of Beuvry
• Canton of Boulogne-sur-Mer-1
• Canton of Boulogne-sur-Mer-2
• Canton of Brebières
• Canton of Bruay-la-Buissière
• Canton of Bully-les-Mines
• Canton of Calais-1
• Canton of Calais-2
• Canton of Calais-3
• Canton of Carvin
• Canton of Desvres
• Canton of Douvrin
• Canton of Étaples
• Canton of Fruges
• Canton of Harnes
• Canton of Hénin-Beaumont-1
• Canton of Hénin-Beaumont-2
• Canton of Lens
• Canton of Liévin
• Canton of Lillers
• Canton of Longuenesse
• Canton of Lumbres
• Canton of Marck
• Canton of Nœux-les-Mines
• Canton of Outreau
• Canton of Saint-Omer
• Canton of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
• Canton of Wingles