Longueau

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Pascal Ourdouillé^[1]Area3.42 km² (1.32 sq mi)Population5,767 • Density1,700/km² (4,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation23–64 m (75–210 ft)
(avg. 28 m or 92 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Longueau (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃ɡo]; Picard: Londjeu) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France.

Geography

Longueau is situated 4 miles (6 km) southeast of Amiens, a suburb just by the airport, on the N29 road. Longueau station has rail connections to Amiens, Creil, Arras, Lille, Compiègne and Paris.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,485	—
1975	5,598	+0.29%
1982	5,309	−0.75%
1990	4,940	−0.90%
1999	5,220	+0.61%
2007	5,267	+0.11%
2012	5,751	+1.77%
2017	5,621	−0.46%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest

The town was once a railway centre. The reinforced concrete depot, now a registered historic monument is one of four designed by Bernard Lafaille between the two world wars.

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References