La Loge, Pas-de-Calais

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La Loge
Commune
The church of La Loge
The church of La Loge
Coat of arms of La Loge
Coat of arms
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Montreuil
Canton Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality CC des 7 Vallées
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Joël Allexandre[1]
Area1 0.6 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)2 Lua error in Module:Wd at line 405: invalid escape sequence near '"^'.
INSEE/Postal code 62521 / 62140
Elevation 100–116 m (328–381 ft)
(avg. 108 m or 354 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.

La Loge (French pronunciation: ​[la lɔʒ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]

Geography

La Loge is situated some 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D108 road and at the edge of the forest of Hesdin.

History

La Loge was created as the hunting lodge for the Dukes of Burgundy and the Counts of Artois. In 1944–45, the village was bombed by the Allies, destroying the German V1 launch-pads.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1968 171 —    
1975 169 −0.17%
1982 159 −0.87%
1990 181 +1.63%
1999 185 +0.24%
2007 191 +0.40%
2012 188 −0.32%
2017 201 +1.35%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

  • The seventeenth century church of the Nativité-de-Notre-Dame.
  • A chapel dating from the seventeenth century.

See also

References

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  2. INSEE commune file
  3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


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