Longuenesse Explained

Longuenesse
Native Name:	Langenesse
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Longuenesse.svg
Arrondissement:	Saint-Omer
Canton:	Longuenesse
Insee:	62525
Postal Code:	62219
Mayor:	Christian Coupez^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Pays de Saint-Omer
Coordinates:	50.7364°N 2.2383°W
Elevation M:	75
Elevation Min M:	3
Elevation Max M:	79
Area Km2:	8.4

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

Geography

Longuenesse is a large suburb of Saint-Omer, one mile southwest of the centre, on the D928 road.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Quentin, dating from the nineteenth century.
• An old abbey hostel.
• The fountain of Saint-Quentin.
• Vestiges of a monastery founded in 1298.

Twin towns

• Vedrin, in Belgium

See also

• Audomarois
• 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/COM62525-longuenesse INSEE commune file