Longfossé

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Longfossé

(2020–2026) Anita Thomas^[1]Area

10.22 km² (3.95 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

1,506 • Density150/km² (380/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

62524 /62240

Elevation39–207 m (128–679 ft)
(avg. 91 m or 299 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Longfossé is situated some 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Boulogne, at the junction of the D204 and D215 roads..

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,151	—
1975	1,148	−0.04%
1982	1,160	+0.15%
1990	1,218	+0.61%
1999	1,226	+0.07%
2007	1,272	+0.46%
2012	1,420	+2.23%
2017	1,452	+0.45%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Places of interest

The church of St.Pierre, dating from the seventeenth century.
An eighteenth-century manorhouse.

Gallery

St.Pierre Church
A crucifix in the town

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE