Lefaux (French pronunciation: ​[ləfo]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]

Lefaux
Commune
Semaphore tower
Coat of arms
Location of Lefaux
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Coordinates: 50°32′37″N 1°39′38″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Montreuil
Canton	Étaples
Intercommunality	CA Deux Baies en Montreuillois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Geneviève Margueritte
Area 1	8.25 km2 (3.19 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	234
• Density	28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62496 /62630
Elevation	23–152 m (75–499 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.

Geography

Lefaux is situated 8 miles (16 km) north of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D148 road.

Population

Places of interest

• The nineteenth century church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
• The semaphore tower at Lefaux, a remnant of the first telegraphic system, created by Claude Chappe in 1793.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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