Longpont
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Longpont (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃pɔ̃]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is around 13 km southwest of Soissons, and around 75 km northeast of Paris. As at 2018 it has a population of 255. The former Longpont Abbey is situated in the commune.
Longpont | |
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Ruins of the abbey | |
![]() Location of Longpont | |
| Coordinates: 49°16′25″N 3°13′17″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Aisne |
| Arrondissement | Soissons |
| Canton | Villers-Cotterêts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Gilles Davalan[1] |
Area 1 | 10.94 km2 (4.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 249 |
| • Density | 22.8/km2 (58.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 02438 /02600 |
| Elevation | 77–152 m (253–499 ft) (avg. 85 m or 279 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
On 8 January 2015 the town was locked down in the search for the suspects in the Charlie Hebdo shooting.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 311 | — |
| 1975 | 272 | −1.90% |
| 1982 | 306 | +1.70% |
| 1990 | 298 | −0.33% |
| 1999 | 294 | −0.15% |
| 2007 | 282 | −0.52% |
| 2012 | 292 | +0.70% |
| 2017 | 262 | −2.14% |
| 2023 | 249 | −0.84% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
