Longpont Explained

Longpont
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Longpont 02.svg
Arrondissement:Soissons
Canton:Villers-Cotterêts
Insee:02438
Postal Code:02600
Mayor:Gilles Davalan[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:49.2736°N 3.2214°W
Elevation M:85
Elevation Min M:77
Elevation Max M:152
Area Km2:10.94

Longpont (in French pronounced as /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.

On 8 January 2015 the town was locked down in the search for the suspects in the Charlie Hebdo shooting.

Population

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.