Longvilliers, Pas-de-Calais

French commune
name= Longvilliers
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton= Étaples
insee=62527
cp=62630
maire=Yves Martel
mandat=
intercomm=Communauté de communes Mer et Terres d'Opale
longitude=1.72833333333
latitude=50.5444444444
alt moy=40 m
alt mini=19 m
alt maxi=120 m
hectares=1099
km²=10,99
sans=250
date-sans=1999
dens=22|

Longvilliers (until 1997 Longvillers) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais "département" in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A village situated 5 miles (9km) north of Montreuil-sur-Mer on the D146 road and in the Dordonne river valley. With a population of little over 250, it retains the character and atmosphere of the French countryside. There are no shops, but it is near enough to Frencq (5 km), Montreuil-sur-Mer (9 km) and Étaples (10 km). The area around offers stunning views and walks into the rolling countryside.

Population

Places of interest

* The beautiful 15th century church.
* Ruins of the 16th century château.
* Vestiges of a cistercian abbey from the 12th century.
* Remains of the manor of Tatéville, of 1586.

There is a small farm that offers home produced products (flans, pies, pâté, cider, soft drinks, milk) - the Ferme de Dordonne. It is open Monday to Saturday. Most days in the main season, visitors can take a tour of the farm.The nearest place to eat is the well regarded 'Ferme des Chartroux', just 1km from Longvilliers at the end of the next village of Maresville. There are two menus (18 euros for 4 courses and 24 for 5 courses). It is advisable to book at weekends. It is closed Thursday (all day) and Sunday evening.
Cottages are available to rent, including the three restored properties called Les Cottages de Longvilliers.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62527&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Longvilliers on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=27017&req=Longvilliers Longvilliers on the Quid website] fr
* [http://cottages.fr/ Les Cottages de Longvilliers]
* [http://ferme-des-chartroux.com/ Ferme des Chartroux]

Notes

*"This article is based on the original and the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 23rd 2008."