The canton of Marquise is a former

canton Canton may refer to: Administrative division terminology * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and ent ...

situated in the

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

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 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 21 communes, which joined the canton of Desvres in 2015.Décret n° 2014-233 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Pas-de-Calais
/ref> It had a total of 21,997 inhabitants (2012).Populations légales 2012: 62 Pas-de-Calais
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The canton is organised around Marquise in the

arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer The arrondissement of Boulogne-sur-Mer is an arrondissement of France in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region. It has 74 communes. Its population is 159,748 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondis ...

. The altitude varies from 0m ( Ambleteuse) to 163m (

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 ...

) for an average altitude of 72m. The canton comprised 21 communes: * Ambleteuse * Audembert * Audinghen *

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 Bazinghen () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. Geography A small farming commune, some northeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D191 and the D191e roads. Population Sights * T ...

* Beuvrequen * Ferques *

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 ...

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 ...

* Leulinghen-Bernes *

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 * Offrethun * Rety * Rinxent *

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 ...

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 ...

Wacquinghen Wacquinghen (; vls, Wakingem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Wacquinghen is situated some north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D233e and D242e3 roads. The A16 autoroute ...

* Wierre-Effroy *

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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Marquise 2015 disestablishments in France States and territories disestablished in 2015 {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub

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