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Leforest
Sign in to saveLeforest () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about east of Lens.
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Leforest is a commune in France, situated within the Pas-de-Calais department and the Hauts-de-France region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Leforest and is associated with the electoral district of canton of Hénin-Beaumont-2. The municipality borders Thumeries, Auby, Moncheaux, and Ostricourt. Its official postal code is 62790, and it lies at an elevation of 66 meters above sea level.
The area of Leforest is 6.22 square kilometers. Population records indicate a total of 7,248 residents, comprising 3,396 males and 3,771 females, while another source lists the population as 6,843. The commune received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918.
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Vinony's link graph records 895 inbound references to Leforest, and connects out to region of France, France and time zone.
It sits within the topics Communes of the Pas-de-Calais and Populated places in Artois.
Vinony links it to 52 Wikipedia language editions.
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Place details
- Locality
- Leforest
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 6,843
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Leforest
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Leforest (Pas-de-Calais, Fr) city limit sign.JPG
- French commune.caption
- The road into Leforest
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Leforest.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lens
- French commune.canton
- Hénin-Beaumont-2
- French commune.INSEE
- 62497
- French commune.postal code
- 62790
- French commune.mayor
- Christian Musial
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Hénin-Carvin
- French commune.elevation m
- 24
- French commune.elevation min m
- 20
- French commune.elevation max m
- 66
- French commune.area km2
- 6.22
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Leforest
- Country
- France
- Population
- 7060
- Area
- 6.22
- Elevation
- 29
- Capital of
- canton of Leforest
- Shares border with
- Raimbeaucourt
- Official website
- www.villedeleforest.fr
- Image
- Leforest (Pas-de-Calais, Fr) city limit sign.JPG
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- Commons category
- Leforest
- postal code
- 62790
- associated electoral district
- canton of Hénin-Beaumont-2
- male population
- 3396
- female population
- 3771
- P8168
- Philip of Swabia
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-91-83-06-20
- fax number
- +33-3-91-83-06-21
Sources (4)
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Population
- See also
- References
- External links
Leforest () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about east of Lens.
==Population== The inhabitants are called Leforestois in French.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Leforest” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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