Longpont

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Longpont
Ruins of the abbey
Ruins of the abbey
Coat of arms of Longpont
Location of Longpont
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CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentAisne
ArrondissementSoissons
CantonVillers-Cotterêts
IntercommunalityVillers-Cotterêts–Forêt de Retz
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Guy Necaille
Area
1
10.94 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
292
 • Density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
02438 /02600
Elevation77–152 m (253–499 ft)
(avg. 85 m or 279 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Longpont is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France. It is around 13 km southwest of Soissons, and around 75 km northeast of Paris. As at 2012 it has a population of 292.

On 8 January 2015 the town was locked down in the search for the suspects in the Charlie Hebdo shooting.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962328—    
1968311−5.2%
1975272−12.5%
1982306+12.5%
1990298−2.6%
1999294−1.3%
2008287−2.4%
2012292+1.7%

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