Lefaux

Lefaux
Semaphore tower
Coat of arms
Lefaux
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Lefaux
Coordinates: 50°32′37″N 1°39′38″E / 50.5436°N 1.6606°ECoordinates: 50°32′37″N 1°39′38″E / 50.5436°N 1.6606°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Étaples
Intercommunality	Mer et Terres d'Opale
Government
• Mayor	Geneviève Margueritte
Area^1	8.25 km^2 (3.19 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	291
• Density	35/km^2 (91/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62496 / 62630
Elevation	23–152 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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Lefaux is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais 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

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	188	199	198	203	204	242	240
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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Lefaux on the Quid website (French)