Longuenesse

Longuenesse
Commune
The town hall of Longuenesse

Coat of arms
Longuenesse
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Longuenesse
Coordinates: 50°44′11″N 2°14′18″E / 50.7364°N 2.2383°E / 50.7364; 2.2383Coordinates: 50°44′11″N 2°14′18″E / 50.7364°N 2.2383°E / 50.7364; 2.2383
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Saint-Omer
Canton Longuenesse
Intercommunality Pays de Saint-Omer
Government
 • Mayor Jean-Marie Barbier
Area1 8.4 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 12,018
 • Density 1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62525 /62219
Elevation 3–79 m (9.8–259.2 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

Longuenesse is a large suburb of Saint-Omer, one mile southwest of the centre, on the D208 road.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
36234794939711,97012,60412,51812,018
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Quentin, dating from the nineteenth century.
  • An old abbey hostel.
  • The fountain of Saint-Quentin.
  • Vestiges of a monastery founded in 1298.

Twin towns

See also

References

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