Longpont

For the commune in the Essonne department, see Longpont-sur-Orge.

Longpont
Ruins of the abbey
Coat of arms
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Location within Picardy region Longpont
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Aisne
Arrondissement	Soissons
Canton	Villers-Cotterêts
Intercommunality	Villers-Cotterêts–Forêt de Retz
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Guy Necaille
Area1	10.94 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	292
• Density	27/km2 (69/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	02438 / 02600
Elevation	77–152 m (253–499 ft) (avg. 85 m or 279 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.

Longpont is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France. It is around 13 km southwest of Soissons, and around 75 km northeast of Paris. As at 2012 it has a population of 292.

On 8 January 2015 the town was locked down in the search for the suspects in the Charlie Hebdo shooting.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	328	—
1968	311	−5.2%
1975	272	−12.5%
1982	306	+12.5%
1990	298	−2.6%
1999	294	−1.3%
2008	287	−2.4%
2012	292	+1.7%

See also

• Longpont Abbey
• List of medieval bridges in France
• Communes of the Aisne department

References

• INSEE