Lefaux
| Lefaux | ||
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Semaphore tower | ||
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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-Picardie | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil-sur-Mer | |
| Canton | Étaples | |
| Intercommunality | Mer et Terres d'Opale | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Geneviève Margueritte | |
| Area1 | 8.25 km2 (3.19 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 291 | |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62496 / 62630 | |
| Elevation |
23–152 m (75–499 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft) | |
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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
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lefaux. |
- Lefaux on the Quid website (French)
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