Lefaux

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Lefaux
Commune
Semaphore tower
Semaphore tower
Coat of arms of Lefaux
Coat of arms
Location of Lefaux
Lefaux is located in France
Lefaux
Lefaux
Coordinates: 50°32′37″N 1°39′38″E / 50.5436°N 1.6606°E / 50.5436; 1.6606Coordinates: 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
Area
1
8.25 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
236
 • Density29/km2 (74/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 is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

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 counting—residents 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.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.


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