La Loge
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Commune of La Loge |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Montreuil |
Canton | Hesdin |
Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de l'Hesdinois |
Mayor | Roger Thuau (2001 - 2008) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 100 m–116 m (avg. 108 m) |
Land area¹ | 0,6 km² |
Population² (1999) |
185 |
- Density | 272/km² |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62521/ 62140 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
La Loge is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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[edit] Geography
A small village situated some 12 miles (19km) southeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D108 road and at the edge of the forest of Hesdin.
[edit] History
La Loge was created as the hunting lodge for the Dukes of Burgundy and the Counts of Artois. In 1944-45, the village was bombed by the Allies, destroying the German V1 launch-pads.
[edit] Population
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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138 | 171 | 169 | 159 | 181 | 185 |
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting |
[edit] Places of interest
- The 17th century church of the Nativité-de-Notre-Dame.
- A chapel dating from the 17th century.
[edit] See also
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
[edit] External links
- La Loge on the Insee website (French)
- La Loge on the Quid website (French)
[edit] Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 23rd 2008.