Longvilliers (; until 1997 ''Longvillers'') is a

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in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of

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Geography

Longvilliers is situated 5 miles (9 km) north of

Montreuil-sur-Mer Montreuil (; also nl, Monsterole), also known as Montreuil-sur-Mer (; pcd, Montreu-su-Mér or , literally ''Montreuil on Sea''), is a sub-prefecture in the Pas-de-Calais department, northern France. It is located on the Canche river, not far fr ...

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),

(9 km) and

Étaples Étaples or Étaples-sur-Mer (; vls, Stapel, lang; pcd, Étape) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is a fishing and leisure port on the Canche river. History Étaples takes its name from having been a medieval ...

(10 km). The area around offers views and walks in the countryside.

Population

Places of interest

* The fifteenth-century church. * Ruins of the 16th-century château. * Vestiges of a cistercian abbey from the twelfth century. * Remains of the manor of Tatéville, of 1586.

References

Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub

Geography

Population

Places of interest

See also

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