Leforest

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Leforest

(2020–2026) Christian Musial^[1]Area

6.22 km² (2.40 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

7,179 • Density1,200/km² (3,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

62497 /62790

Elevation20–66 m (66–217 ft)
(avg. 24 m or 79 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Leforest (French pronunciation: [ləfɔʁɛ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

Leforest is situated some 12 miles (19 km) east of Lens, at the junction of the D161 and the D120 roads.

Population

The inhabitants are called Leforestois.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	7,989	—
1975	8,047	+0.10%
1982	7,882	−0.30%
1990	7,195	−1.13%
1999	6,746	−0.71%
2007	7,127	+0.69%
2012	6,998	−0.36%
2017	7,167	+0.48%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Places of interest

The church of St.Nicolas, dating from the eighteenth century.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE