Canton of Sains-en-Gohelle

The canton of Sains-en-Gohelle is a former canton situated in the department of the Pas-de-Calais 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 had a total of 20,272 inhabitants.

Geography

The canton is organised around Sains-en-Gohelle in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 39 m to 192 m for an average altitude of 102m.
The canton comprised 6 communes: