Lefaux
Lefaux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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Coordinates: 50°32′37″N 1°39′38″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Montreuil |
Canton | Étaples |
Intercommunality | CA Deux Baies en Montreuillois |
Government | |
• Mayor | Geneviève Margueritte |
Area 1 | 8.25 km2 (3.19 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 238 |
• Density | 29/km2 (75/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
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. |
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.
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References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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