Leforest

Leforest

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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
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 (20082015) Christian Musial
Area1 6.22 km2 (2.40 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 7,129
  Density 1,100/km2 (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
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population7380798980477882719567467129
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

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