Lefaux Explained

Lefaux
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Lefaux.svg
Arrondissement:	Montreuil
Canton:	Étaples
Insee:	62496
Postal Code:	62630
Mayor:	Geneviève Margueritte^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Deux Baies en Montreuillois
Coordinates:	50.5436°N 1.6606°W
Elevation M:	75
Elevation Min M:	23
Elevation Max M:	152
Area Km2:	8.25

Lefaux (in French pronounced as /ləfo/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

Lefaux is situated 8 miles (16 km) north of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D148 road.

Places of interest

• The nineteenth century church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste
• The semaphore tower at Lefaux, a remnant of the first telegraphic system, created by Claude Chappe in 1793.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62496-lefaux INSEE commune file