Locon

Locon
Coat of arms
Locon
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Locon
Coordinates: 50°34′15″N 2°40′03″E / 50.5708°N 2.6675°ECoordinates: 50°34′15″N 2°40′03″E / 50.5708°N 2.6675°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Béthune-Est
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Francis Caron
Area^1	9.52 km^2 (3.68 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	2,498
• Density	260/km^2 (680/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62520 / 62400
Elevation	17–20 m (56–66 ft) (avg. 19 m or 62 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Locon is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Locon is situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Béthune and 24 miles (38.6 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D945 and D178 road. The river Lawe flows through the eastern side of the commune.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
1191	1205	1393	1802	2156	2233	2498
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of St. Maur, rebuilt in 1955, using the original stained glass windows dating from the sixteenth century.

Twin towns

• Oesbern, in Germany

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official website of Locon (French)
• Locon on the Quid website (French)