Lefaux

Lefaux
Commune
Semaphore tower
Semaphore tower
Coat of arms of Lefaux
Coat of arms
Location of Lefaux
Map
Lefaux is located in France
Lefaux
Lefaux
Lefaux is located in Hauts-de-France
Lefaux
Lefaux
Coordinates: 50°32′37″N 1°39′38″E / 50.5436°N 1.6606°E / 50.5436; 1.6606
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementMontreuil
CantonÉtaples
IntercommunalityCA Deux Baies en Montreuillois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Geneviève Margueritte[1]
Area
1
8.25 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
224
 • Density27/km2 (70/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.

Lefaux (French pronunciation: [ləfo]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

Lefaux is situated 8 miles (16 km) north of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D148 road.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 199—    
1975 198−0.07%
1982 203+0.36%
1990 204+0.06%
1999 242+1.92%
2007 274+1.56%
2012 255−1.43%
2017 238−1.37%
Source: INSEE[4]

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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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