Bonnières, Pas-de-Calais

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Coordinates: 50°14′42″N 2°15′40″E / 50.245, 2.26111111111

Commune of Bonnières
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes de la Région de Frévent
Mayor	Jean-Luc Fay (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	54 m–154 m (avg. 152 m)
Land area¹	23,76 km²
Population² (1999)	607
- Density	25/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62154/ 62270
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bonnières is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Population 4 Places of interest 5 See also 6 External links 7 Notes

[edit] Geography

A farming village located 26 miles (41km) west of Arras at the junction of the D115 and D114 roads.

[edit] History

During World War II, Bonnières was subjected to heavy allied bombing, as the Germans had built a launch site for their V1 rockets within the commune. The village was badly damaged, but not one missile was ever launched successfully

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
752	765	708	677	646	607
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The church of St.Aubin, rebuilt in 1960 after the destruction of the village during World War II.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Bonnières on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on June 9th 2008.