Longpont

For the commune in the Essonne department, see Longpont-sur-Orge.
Longpont

Ruins of the abbey

Coat of arms
Longpont

Coordinates: 49°16′25″N 3°13′17″E / 49.2736°N 3.2214°E / 49.2736; 3.2214Coordinates: 49°16′25″N 3°13′17″E / 49.2736°N 3.2214°E / 49.2736; 3.2214
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Aisne
Arrondissement Soissons
Canton Villers-Cotterêts
Intercommunality Villers-CotterêtsForêt de Retz
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Guy Necaille
Area1 10.94 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 292
  Density 27/km2 (69/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 02438 / 02600
Elevation 77–152 m (253–499 ft)
(avg. 85 m or 279 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.

Longpont is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France. It is around 13 km southwest of Soissons, and around 75 km northeast of Paris. As at 2012 it has a population of 292.

On 8 January 2015 the town was locked down in the search for the suspects in the Charlie Hebdo shooting.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962328    
1968311−5.2%
1975272−12.5%
1982306+12.5%
1990298−2.6%
1999294−1.3%
2008287−2.4%
2012292+1.7%

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