La Loge, Pas-de-Calais
| La Loge | |
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  La Loge | |
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  La Loge | |
| Coordinates: 50°24′28″N 2°02′03″E / 50.4078°N 2.0342°ECoordinates: 50°24′28″N 2°02′03″E / 50.4078°N 2.0342°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil |
| Canton | Hesdin |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes de l'Hesdinois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2001–2008) | Roger Thuau |
| Area1 | 0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 193 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62521 / 62140 |
| Elevation |
100–116 m (328–381 ft) (avg. 108 m or 354 ft) |
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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. | |
La Loge is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
La Loge is situated some 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D108 road and at the edge of the forest of Hesdin.
History
La Loge was created as the hunting lodge for the Dukes of Burgundy and the Counts of Artois. In 1944-45, the village was bombed by the Allies, destroying the German V1 launch-pads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 138 | 171 | 169 | 159 | 181 | 185 | 193 |
| 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 seventeenth century church of the Nativité-de-Notre-Dame.
- A chapel dating from the seventeenth century.
See also
References
External links
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- La Loge on the Quid website (French)
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