The canton of Desvres is a

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situated in the

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of the

Pas-de-Calais Pas-de-Calais (, " strait of Calais"; pcd, Pas-Calés; also nl, Nauw van Kales) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments ...

and in the

Hauts-de-France Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its Prefectu ...

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of northern

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. The canton is organised around

Desvres Desvres (; pcd, Dèfes; vls, Deveren) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is a market town, known for its pottery. In 2018 its population was 4,930 inhabitants. It is the seat of the canton of Desvres. Population ...

in the arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer.

Composition

At the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015, the canton was expanded from 23 to 52

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...

:Décret n° 2014-233 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Pas-de-Calais
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Ambleteuse Ambleteuse (; vls, Ambeltuwe) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. History Ambleteuse began as a hamlet of a few huts in the middle of the dunes, from which the derisory name of “carcahuttes" (huts made from old-boa ...

Audembert Audembert (; vls, Hondsberg) is a Communes of France, commune in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region in northern France. Geography A small farming commune, some north of Boulogne, ...

Audinghen Audinghen (; Dutch: ''Oudinghen'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming commune, comprising several hamlets, some north of Boulogne-sur-Mer, at the junction of the D940 and the ...

Audresselles Audresselles (; nl, Oderzele; pcd, Auderselle) is a commune south of Cape Gris Nez in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. The commune covers about of cultivated lands, two beaches, and seashore cliffs. In the 12th century it was k ...

* Bazinghen *

Bellebrune Bellebrune (; vls, Bellebronne) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It als ...

* Belle-et-Houllefort *

Beuvrequen Beuvrequen (; pcd, Beuverguin; vls, Beuverken) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A farming commune, some northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D241 and the D241e ro ...

Bournonville August Bournonville (21 August 1805 – 30 November 1879) was a Danish ballet master and choreographer. He was the son of Antoine Bournonville, a dancer and choreographer trained under the French choreographer, Jean Georges Noverre, and the ne ...

* Brunembert *

Carly Carly is a given name, a feminine form of Carl. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 47. It is also a pet form of given names such as Carla and Caroline. Variant different spellings include Carley, Carlie, Carlee, Carleigh and Carli, as well as ...

Colembert Colembert (; vls, Kolesberg) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming commune, some east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D252, D253 and the N42 roads. Population Places of ...

* Courset * Crémarest *

* Doudeauville *

Ferques Ferques () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village, some northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D231 and the D243 roads. Le Haut-Banc station has rail connections ...

Halinghen Halinghen () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A small farming village situated some southeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D125 and the D239 roads. Population Places of in ...

Henneveux Henneveux (; vls, Hanevo) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A small farming village situated some east of Boulogne-sur-Mer Boulogne-sur-Mer (; pcd, Boulonne-su-Mér; nl, B ...

Hervelinghen Hervelinghen (; vls, Helvetingen, lang) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A small farming village situated near to Wissant, some north of Boulogne, on the D244 road. History Since t ...

Lacres Lacres () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Lacres is situated about south east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D901 (formerly the N1 Paris-Calais highway) with the D125 and ...

Landrethun-le-Nord Landrethun-le-Nord (; vls, Landerten) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village situated some northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D243 and D231 roads. History ...

Leubringhen Leubringhen () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A small farming village situated some northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D249 and D244e1 roads. The A16 autoroute cuts thr ...

Leulinghen-Bernes Leulinghen-Bernes (; nl, Leulingen; pcd, Leulinghin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Leulinghen-Bernes is situated some northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D191 and D2 ...

Longfossé Longfossé () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Longfossé is situated some southeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D204 and D215 roads.. Population Places of interest * The ...

* Longueville *

Lottinghen Lottinghen () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Lottinghen is situated about 14 mi east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D204 and D254 roads. Population History On March 13, ...

Maninghen-Henne Maninghen-Henne () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Maninghen-Henne is situated some northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D242 and D233 roads. Population Places of inter ...

* Marquise * Menneville *

Nabringhen Nabringhen (; vls, Nameringem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprise ...

Offrethun Offrethun is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Offrethun is situated some northeast of Boulogne, on the D241e3 road. Population Places of interest * The church of St. Etienne, dating ...

Quesques Quesques (; vls, Kesseke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of ...

Questrecques Questrecques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Questrecques is situated southeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D238 and D239 roads, by the banks of the river Liane. Popula ...

Rety Rety (; vls, Reetseke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Rety is a farming and light industrial village comprising 15 hamlets and Rety itself. It is situated some northeast of Boulo ...

Rinxent Rinxent (; vls, Erningsem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Rinxent is a farming and light industrial town, situated some northeast of Boulogne, on the D191 road. Population The in ...

Saint-Inglevert Saint-Inglevert (; vls, Santingeveld) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Topnymy The etymology of Saint-Inglevert, first attested as ''Sontingeveld'' in 1140, is now generally agreed to deri ...

* Saint-Martin-Choquel *

Samer Samer (; pcd, Samé; vls, Sint-Wulmaars) is a commune and in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Population Places of interest * The church of St.Martin, dating from the 15th century. * The château du Grand ...

* Selles * Senlecques *

Tardinghen Tardinghen (; vls, Terdingem; pcd, Tardinghin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Toponymy Common to many French locales especially in the north, the etymology of Tardinghen is ultimately bas ...

Tingry Tingry () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Tingry is situated southeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D901 (formerly the N1 – the Paris-Calais highway) and D238 roads. ...

* Verlincthun * Vieil-Moutier * Wacquinghen *

Le Wast Le Wast () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Le Wast is situated some east of Boulogne, at the junction of the D252 and D127 roads. Population Places of interest * The eleventh c ...

* Wierre-au-Bois *

Wierre-Effroy Wierre-Effroy () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Wierre-Effroy is situated some northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D232 and D234 roads. Population Places of interest ...

* Wirwignes *

Wissant Wissant (; from nl, Witzand, lang, “white sand”) is a seaside commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Wissant is a fishing port and farming village located approximately north of Boulog ...

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