Locon

Locon Lockon
Commune
The town hall of Locon
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°34′15″N 2°40′03″E / 50.5708°N 2.6675°E / 50.5708; 2.6675Coordinates: 50°34′15″N 2°40′03″E / 50.5708°N 2.6675°E / 50.5708; 2.6675
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Beuvry
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Francis Caron
Area 1	9.52 km2 (3.68 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	2,430
• Density	260/km2 (660/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62520 /62400
Elevation	17–20 m (56��66 ft) (avg. 19 m or 62 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Locon (West Flemish: Lockon) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

Locon is situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Béthune and 24 miles (38.6 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D945 and D178 road. The river Lawe flows through the eastern side of the commune.

Population[]

Places of interest[]

• The church of St. Maur, rebuilt in 1955, using the original stained glass windows dating from the sixteenth century.

Twin towns[]

• , in Germany

See also[]

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Locon.

• Official website of Locon (in French)

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