Canton of Douvrin

Douvrin
Canton
Location of Douvrin within the department
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
No. of communes	14
Seat	Douvrin
Area	84.90 km^2 (32.78 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[1]	42,370
• Density	499.1/km^2 (1,293/sq mi)
INSEE code	6223

The Canton of Douvrin is one of the cantons of the arrondissement of Béthune, in the Pas-de-Calais department, in northern France. Its seat is the town Douvrin.

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 5 to 14 communes:^[2]

• Annequin
• Auchy-les-Mines
• Billy-Berclau
• Cambrin
• Cuinchy
• Douvrin
• Festubert
• Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée
• Haisnes
• Lorgies
• Noyelles-lès-Vermelles
• Sailly-Labourse
• Vermelles
• Violaines

References

1. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2025.
2. Décret n° 2014-233 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Pas-de-Calais

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