Lefaux
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Lefaux | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region ![]() ![]() Lefaux | |
Coordinates: 50°32′37″N 1°39′38″E / 50.5436°N 1.6606°ECoordinates: 50°32′37″N 1°39′38″E / 50.5436°N 1.6606°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Montreuil-sur-Mer |
Canton | Étaples |
Intercommunality | Mer et Terres d'Opale |
Government | |
• Mayor | Geneviève Margueritte |
Area | |
• Land1 | 8.25 km2 (3.19 sq mi) |
Population (2006) | |
• Population2 | 291 |
• Population2 Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62496 / 62630 |
Elevation |
23–152 m (75–499 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft) |
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. |
Lefaux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
Lefaux is situated 8 miles (16 km) north of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D148 road.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 188 | 199 | 198 | 203 | 204 | 242 | 240 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
Places of interest
- The nineteenth century church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
- The semaphore tower at Lefaux, a remnant of the first telegraphic system, created by Claude Chappe in 1793.
See also
References
External links
- Lefaux on the Quid website (French)
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