Longfossé
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Boulogne-sur-Mer |
| Canton | Desvres |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Pays de la Faïence de Desvres |
| Mayor | Jean-Claude Pruvost (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 39–207 m (128–679 ft) (avg. 91 m or 299 ft) |
| Land area1 | 10.22 km2 (3.95 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 1,275 (2006) |
| - Density | 125 /km2 (320 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62524/ 62240 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 50°39′10″N 1°48′23″E / 50.6528°N 1.8064°E
Longfossé is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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Geography [edit]
Longfossé is situated some 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D204 and D215 roads..
Population [edit]
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 1103 | 1151 | 1148 | 1160 | 1218 | 1226 | 1275 |
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Places of interest [edit]
- The church of St.Pierre, dating from the seventeenth century.
- An eighteenth-century manorhouse.
Gallery [edit]
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Longfossé Town Hall and School
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St.Pierre Church
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A statue of Jesus in the town
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References [edit]
External links [edit]
- Longfossé on the Quid website (French)
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