Huby-Saint-Leu
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Huby-Saint-Leu | |
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Part of Hesdin-la-Forêt | |
 The church of Huby-Saint-Leu | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Huby-Saint-Leu | |
  Huby-Saint-Leu  Huby-Saint-Leu | |
| Coordinates: 50°22′59″N 2°02′17″E / 50.3831°N 2.0381°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Montreuil |
| Canton | Auxi-le-Château |
| Commune | Hesdin-la-Forêt |
Area 1 | 12.44 km2 (4.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 840 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (170/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 62140 |
| Elevation | 21–118 m (69–387 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Huby-Saint-Leu (French pronunciation: [ybi sɛ̃ lø]) is a former commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2] On 1 January 2025, it was merged into the new commune of Hesdin-la-Forêt.[3]
Huby-Saint-Leu lies to the north of Hesdin, and is not much more than a suburb of that town. The D928 road to Saint-Omer passes nearby.
History
A military base during World War One. There is a British cemetery at Huby-St-Leu
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 718 | — |
| 1975 | 868 | +2.75% |
| 1982 | 926 | +0.93% |
| 1990 | 1,010 | +1.09% |
| 1999 | 967 | −0.48% |
| 2007 | 951 | −0.21% |
| 2012 | 935 | −0.34% |
| 2017 | 886 | −1.07% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
