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

Leforest
Commune
The road into Leforest
Coat of arms
Location of Leforest
Leforest Show map of France Leforest Show map of Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°26′17″N 3°03′54″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Hénin-Beaumont-2
Intercommunality	CA Hénin-Carvin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christian Musial
Area 1	6.22 km2 (2.40 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	7,248
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62497 /62790
Elevation	20–66 m (66–217 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Leforest is situated some 12 miles (19 km) east of Lens, at the junction of the D161 and the D120 roads.

Population

The inhabitants are called Leforestois.

Historical population of Leforest

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	7380	7989	8047	7882	7195	6746	7129
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Nicolas, dating from the eighteenth century.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Leforest.

• Website of the Agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin (in French)
• Official commune website (in French)

На других языках

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- [en] Leforest

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[ru] Лефоре

Лефоре (фр. Leforest) — коммуна во Франции, регион О-де-Франс, департамент Па-де-Кале, округ Ланс, кантон Энен-Бомон-2, в 17 км к востоку от Ланса и в 24 км к югу от Лилля, в 5 км от места пересечения автомагистралей А1 «Нор» и А21 «Рокад Миньер». На юге коммуны находится железнодорожная станция Лефоре линии Париж-Лилль.

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