Longuenesse

Longuenesse
Longuenesse
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Longuenesse
Coordinates: 50°44′11″N 2°14′18″E / 50.7364°N 2.2383°ECoordinates: 50°44′11″N 2°14′18″E / 50.7364°N 2.2383°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Saint-Omer-Sud
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération de Saint-Omer
Government
• Mayor	Jean-Marie Barbier
Area^1	8.4 km^2 (3.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	12,018
• Density	1,400/km^2 (3,700/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62525 / 62219
Elevation	3–79 m (9.8–259.2 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.

Longuenesse is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Longuenesse is a large suburb of Saint-Omer, one mile southwest of the centre, on the D208 road.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
3623	4794	9397	11,970	12,604	12,518	12,018
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of St.Quentin, dating from the nineteenth century.
• An old abbey hostel.
• The fountain of Saint-Quentin.
• Vestiges of a monastery founded in 1298.

Twin towns

• Vedrin, in Belgium

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Longuenesse on the Quid website (French)