La Loge, Pas-de-Calais

La Loge is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

La Loge
The church of La Loge
Coat of arms
Location of La Loge
La Loge
La Loge
Coordinates: 50°24′28″N 2°02′03″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementMontreuil
CantonAuxi-le-Château
IntercommunalityCC Sept Vallées
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Joël Allexandre[1]
Area
1
0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
201
  Density340/km2 (870/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62521 /62140
Elevation100–116 m (328–381 ft)
(avg. 108 m or 354 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Historical population of La Loge, Pas-de-Calais
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population138171169159181185193
From the year 1962 on: No double countingresidents 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

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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