Longueau Explained

Longueau
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason longueau (80) Somme- France.svg
Arrondissement:Amiens
Canton:Amiens-4
Insee:80489
Postal Code:80330
Mayor:Pascal Ourdouillé[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Amiens Métropole
Coordinates:49.8708°N 2.3569°W
Elevation M:28
Elevation Min M:23
Elevation Max M:64
Area Km2:3.42

Longueau (in French pronounced as /lɔ̃ɡo/; Londjeu) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Longueau is situated 4miles southeast of Amiens, a suburb just by the airport, on the N29 road. Longueau station has rail connections to Amiens, Creil, Arras, Lille, Compiègne and Paris.

Places of interest

The town was once a railway centre. The reinforced concrete depot, now a registered historic monument is one of four designed by Bernard Lafaille between the two world wars.

Longeau hosts a British military cemetery containing 204 Commonwealth war dead, primarily from the First World War.

See also

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.