Longueau

Longueau

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Longueau

Coordinates: 49°52′15″N 2°21′25″E / 49.8708°N 2.3569°E / 49.8708; 2.3569Coordinates: 49°52′15″N 2°21′25″E / 49.8708°N 2.3569°E / 49.8708; 2.3569
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Somme
Arrondissement Amiens
Canton Amiens 4
Intercommunality Amiens Métropole
Government
  Mayor (20012008) Joël Brunet
Area1 3.42 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 5,246
  Density 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 80489 / 80330
Elevation 23–64 m (75–210 ft)
(avg. 28 m or 92 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.

Longueau is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.

Geography

Longueau is situated 4 miles (6 km) southeast of Amiens, a suburb just by the airport, on the N29 road

Population

Population history
1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006
3906 2770 4811 5316 5485 5598 5309 4940 5210 5246
Starting in 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

The town was once a railway centre. The reinforced concrete depot, now a registered historic monument is one of four designed by Bernard Lafaille between the two world wars.

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