- Leforest
French commune
name= Leforest
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton= Leforest (chef-lieu )
insee=62497
cp=62790
maire=Christian Musial
mandat=2008 -2015
intercomm=communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin
longitude=3.065
latitude=50.4380555556
alt moy=24 m
alt mini=20 m
alt maxi=66 m
hectares=622
km²=6,22
sans=6776
date-sans=2005
dens=1084|Leforest is a commune in the
Pas-de-Calais "département" in theNord-Pas-de-Calais region ofFrance .Geography
A farming town, situated some convert|12|mi|km|1 east of
Lens , at the junction of the D161 and the D120 roads.Population
Places of interest
* The church of St.Nicolas, dating from the
18th century .See also
*
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department External links
* [http://www.agglo-henincarvin.fr Website of the Agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin] fr
* [http://leforest.info Unofficial commune website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26986&req=Leforest Leforest on the Quid website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on August 4th 2008."
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