| Longueau | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 The town hall of Longueau in 2019 | |
_Somme-_France.svg) Coat of arms | |
| Location of Longueau | |
  LongueauShow map of France LongueauShow map of Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 49°52′15″N 2°21′25″E / 49.8708°N 2.3569°E / 49.8708; 2.3569 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Somme |
| Arrondissement | Amiens |
| Canton | Amiens-4 |
| Intercommunality | Amiens Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Ourdouillé |
| Area | 3.42 km (1.32 sq mi) |
| Population | 5,726 |
| • Density | 1,700/km (4,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 80489 /80330 |
| Elevation | 23–64 m (75–210 ft) (avg. 28 m or 92 ft) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Longueau (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃ɡo]; Picard: Londjeu) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.
Geography
Longueau is situated 4 miles (6 km) southeast of Amiens, a suburb just by the airport, on the N29 road. Longueau station has rail connections to Amiens, Creil, Arras, Lille, Compiègne and Paris.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 5,485 | — |
| 1975 | 5,598 | +0.29% |
| 1982 | 5,309 | −0.75% |
| 1990 | 4,940 | −0.90% |
| 1999 | 5,220 | +0.61% |
| 2007 | 5,267 | +0.11% |
| 2012 | 5,751 | +1.77% |
| 2017 | 5,621 | −0.46% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Places of interest
The town was once a railway centre. The reinforced concrete depot, now a registered historic monument is one of four designed by Bernard Lafaille between the two world wars.
Longeau hosts a British military cemetery containing 204 Commonwealth war dead, primarily from the First World War.
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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