Leforest
Leforest (French pronunciation: [ləfɔʁɛ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Leforest | |
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_city_limit_sign.JPG.webp) The road into Leforest | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Leforest  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°26′17″N 3°03′54″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Hénin-Beaumont-2 |
| Intercommunality | CA Hénin-Carvin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Christian Musial |
| Area 1 | 6.22 km2 (2.40 sq mi) |
| Population | 7,248 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62497 /62790 |
| Elevation | 20–66 m (66–217 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
Leforest is situated some 12 miles (19.3 km) east of Lens, at the junction of the D161 and the D120 roads.
Population
The inhabitants are called Leforestois.
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 7380 | 7989 | 8047 | 7882 | 7195 | 6746 | 7129 |
| 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 church of St.Nicolas, dating from the eighteenth century.
References
- "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
External links
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- Website of the Agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin (in French)
- Unofficial commune website (in French)
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