Longueau
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
| 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 | ||
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.
Longeau hosts a British military cemetery containing 204 Commonwealth war dead, primarily from the First World War.