Leforest

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Leforest
Commune
The road into Leforest
The road into Leforest
Coat of arms of Leforest
Coat of arms
Location of Leforest
Leforest is located in France
Leforest
Leforest
Coordinates: 50°26′17″N 3°03′54″E / 50.4381°N 3.065°E / 50.4381; 3.065Coordinates: 50°26′17″N 3°03′54″E / 50.4381°N 3.065°E / 50.4381; 3.065
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementLens
CantonHénin-Beaumont-2
IntercommunalityCA Hénin-Carvin
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Musial
Area
1
6.22 km2 (2.40 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
7,232
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62497 /62790
Elevation20–66 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.

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

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.

Historical population of Leforest
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population7380798980477882719567467129
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.

See also[]

References[]

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

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