Bonnières, Pas-de-Calais
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Commune of Bonnières |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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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.
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[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
1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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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.