- Locon
French commune
name= Locon
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Béthune
canton= Béthune-Est
insee=62520
cp=62400
maire=Francis Caron
mandat=2008 -2014
intercomm=Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois
longitude=2.6675
latitude=50.5708333333
alt moy=19 m
alt mini=17 m
alt maxi=20 m
hectares=952
km²=9,52
sans=2233
date-sans=1999
dens=234|Locon is a commune in the
Pas-de-Calais "département" in theNord-Pas-de-Calais region ofFrance .Geography
A small farming town, situated some convert|5|mi|km|1 north of
Béthune and convert|24|mi|km|1 west ofLille , at the junction of the D945 and D178 road. The river Lawe flows through the eastern side of the commune.Population
Places of interest
* The church of St. Maur, rebuilt in
1955 , using the original stained glass windows dating from the16th century .Twin town
flagicon|GER
Oesbern , in GermanySee also
*
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department External links
* [http://www.ville-locon.fr Official website of Locon] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=27010&req=Locon Locon on the Quid website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on July 25th 2008."
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