Locon

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Locon

Total population

2,342

Elevation17 m

Land area9.52 km²

Coordinates50.57°, 2.67°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Locon is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France about 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Béthune and 24 miles (39 km) west of Lille. The river Lawe flows through the eastern part of the commune.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Louis Blaringhem

French botanist (1878-1958)

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Arnulf of Chocques

Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem in 1099 and from 1112 to 1118

Florence Cassez

French woman convicted of kidnapping

Maximilien de Hénin-Liétard

Jean Vincent

French association football player and manager (1930-2013)

Philippe Debureau

French handball player

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Abbé Delépine

André Flajolet

French politician

Daniel Beauvois

French historian (b. 1938)

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Georges Bout

French association football player (1933-1987)

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Georgine Hu

French artist

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Jean-Philippe Lenclos

French colorist

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Jean Tison

French association football player (1933-1969)

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Joseph-Marie Chappe

French catholic priest, bishop (1888–1960)

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Joseph de Bretagne

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Léone Nogarède

French actress

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Hauts-de-France

• Vendin-lès-Béthune
  3.3 mi away · pop. 2,393
• Chocques
  4.8 mi away · pop. 2,824
• Verquin
  4.9 mi away · pop. 3,459
• Merville
  5.2 mi away · pop. 9,652
• Estaires
  5.6 mi away · pop. 6,496
• Laventie
  6.1 mi away · pop. 4,969
• La Bassée
  6.6 mi away · pop. 6,622
• Vermelles
  6.7 mi away · pop. 4,748
• Allouagne
  7.5 mi away · pop. 2,852
• Salomé
  7.9 mi away · pop. 3,051
• Hersin-Coupigny
  8.4 mi away · pop. 6,147
• Sains-en-Gohelle
  8.6 mi away · pop. 5,995

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