Locon

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Locon

|native name = Lockon

|commune status = Commune

|image = Locon - Mairie et salle des fêtes.JPG

|caption = The town hall of Locon

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Locon (Pas-de-Calais).svg

|arrondissement = Béthune

|canton = Beuvry

|INSEE = 62520

|postal code = 62400

|mayor = Sylvie Rose-Bariselle{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/en/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=9 August 2021|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane

|coordinates = {{coord|50.5708|2.6675|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 19

|elevation min m = 17

|elevation max m = 20

|area km2 = 9.52

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

}}

Locon ({{IPA|fr|lɔkɔ̃}}; {{langx|vls|Lockon}}) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62520-locon INSEE commune file] about {{convert|5|mi|km}} north of Béthune and {{convert|24|mi|km}} west of Lille. The river Lawe flows through the eastern part of the commune.

Population

{{Historical populations

| 1968|1205

| 1975|1393

| 1982|1802

| 1990|2156

| 1999|2233

| 2007|2427

| 2012|2288

| 2017|2465

| source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62520#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

| percentages = pagr

| align = none

}}

Twin towns

  • {{Flagicon|GER}} Oesbern, in Germany

See also

References

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