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 (2012).

The canton is organised around Sains-en-Gohelle in the arrondissement of Lens. The altitude varies from 39 m (Sains-en-Gohelle) to 192 m (Bouvigny-Boyeffles) for an average altitude of 102m.

The canton comprised 6 communes:

• Aix-Noulette
• Bouvigny-Boyeffles
• Gouy-Servins
• Hersin-Coupigny
• Sains-en-Gohelle
• Servins

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
17730	18668	18786	18771	19782	20036
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

• Cantons of Pas-de-Calais
• Communes of Pas-de-Calais
• Arrondissements of the Pas-de-Calais department

50°25′35″N 2°40′05″E / 50.42639°N 2.66806°E / 50.42639; 2.66806