Leforest

Leforest
Coat of arms
Leforest
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Leforest
Coordinates: 50°26′17″N 3°03′54″E / 50.4381°N 3.065°ECoordinates: 50°26′17″N 3°03′54″E / 50.4381°N 3.065°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Leforest (chef-lieu)
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2015)	Christian Musial
Area^1	6.22 km^2 (2.40 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	7,129
• Density	1,100/km^2 (3,000/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62497 / 62790
Elevation	20–66 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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	7380	7989	8047	7882	7195	6746	7129
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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Website of the Agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin (French)
• Unofficial commune website (French)
• Leforest on the Quid website (French)