The
canton
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of Saint-Omer is an administrative division 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 ...
department
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Government and military
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, in northern
France
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. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in
Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer (; vls, Sint-Omaars) is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in France.
It is west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais, and is located in the Artois province. The town is named after Saint Audomar, ...
.
[Décret n° 2014-233 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département du Pas-de-Calais]
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It comprises the following communes:[
# Bayenghem-lès-Éperlecques (Baaiengem)
# Clairmarais (Klaarmares)
#]Éperlecques
Éperlecques (; ; pcd, Éparlecques) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
It is a farming commune comprising eight hamlets, all found within the regional nature reserve of the Caps et M ...
(Sperleke)
# Houlle (Holne)
# Mentque-Nortbécourt (Menteke-Noordboekhout)
#Moringhem
Moringhem () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Moringhem lies about 5 miles (8 km) west of Saint-Omer, at the D207 and D223 crossroads. The A26 autoroute passes by about a hal ...
(Moringem)
# Moulle (Monnie)
# Nordausques (Noord-Elseke)
# Nort-Leulinghem (Noordleulingem)
# Saint-Martin-au-Laërt (Sint-Maartens-Aard)
# Saint-Martin-lez-Tatinghem
#Saint-Omer
Saint-Omer (; vls, Sint-Omaars) is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in France.
It is west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais, and is located in the Artois province. The town is named after Saint Audomar, ...
(Sint-Omaars)
# Salperwick (Salperwijk)
#Serques
Serques (; vls, Zegerke) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Serques lies on reclaimed marshes 5 miles (8 km) north of Saint-Omer, on the D214 road.
Population
Places of interes ...
(Zegerke)
# Tatinghem (Tatingem)
# Tilques (Tilleke)
#Tournehem-sur-la-Hem
Tournehem-sur-la-Hem ( vls, Doornem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Tournehem-sur-la-Hem is located 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, at the D217 and D218 road junct ...
(Doornem)
# Zouafques (Zwaveke)
References
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Cantons of Pas-de-Calais