Lefaux

Lefaux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Lefaux
Semaphore tower
Coat of arms
Location of Lefaux
Lefaux
Lefaux
Coordinates: 50°32′37″N 1°39′38″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementMontreuil
CantonÉtaples
IntercommunalityCA Deux Baies en Montreuillois
Government
  MayorGeneviève Margueritte
Area
1
8.25 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
238
  Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62496 /62630
Elevation23–152 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

Historical population of Lefaux
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population188199198203204242240
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents 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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See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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