Longueau

Longueau
Commune
The town hall in Longueau

Coat of arms
Longueau
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Longueau
Coordinates: 49°52′15″N 2°21′25″E / 49.8708°N 2.3569°E / 49.8708; 2.3569Coordinates: 49°52′15″N 2°21′25″E / 49.8708°N 2.3569°E / 49.8708; 2.3569
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Amiens-4
Intercommunality Amiens Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2001–2008) Joël Brunet
Area1 3.42 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 5,246
 • Density 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 80489 /80330
Elevation 23–64 m (75–210 ft)
(avg. 28 m or 92 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.

Longueau is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Longueau is situated 4 miles (6 km) southeast of Amiens, a suburb just by the airport, on the N29 road

Population

Population history
1936194619541962196819751982199019992006
3906277048115316548555985309494052105246
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

The town was once a railway centre. The reinforced concrete depot, now a registered historic monument is one of four designed by Bernard Lafaille between the two world wars.

See also

References

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