Longvilliers, Pas-de-Calais

Longvilliers
Longvilliers
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Longvilliers
Coordinates: 50°32′40″N 1°43′42″E / 50.5444°N 1.7283°ECoordinates: 50°32′40″N 1°43′42″E / 50.5444°N 1.7283°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Étaples
Intercommunality	Mer et Terres d'Opale
Government
• Mayor	Yves Martel
Area^1	10.99 km^2 (4.24 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	235
• Density	21/km^2 (55/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62527 / 62630
Elevation	19–120 m (62–394 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 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.

- Longvilliers (until 1997 Longvillers) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Longvilliers is situated 5 miles (9 km) north of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D146 road and in the Dordonne river valley. With a population of little over 250, it retains the character and atmosphere of the French countryside. There are no shops, but it is near enough to Frencq (5 km), Montreuil-sur-Mer (9 km) and Étaples (10 km). The area around offers stunning views and walks into the rolling countryside.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
294	297	263	243	244	250	235
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The beautiful fifteenth-century church.
• Ruins of the 16th-century château.
• Vestiges of a cistercian abbey from the twelfth century.
• Remains of the manor of Tatéville, of 1586.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Longvilliers on the Quid website (French)
• Les Cottages de Longvilliers
• Ferme des Chartroux