Montigny-en-Gohelle
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Commune of Montigny-en-Gohelle |
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Location | |
Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Lens |
Canton | Montigny-en-Gohelle (chief town) |
Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin |
Mayor | Jean-Claude Lecamus (2006-2008) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 23 m–42 m |
Land area¹ | 3.5 km² |
Population² (1999) |
10,558 |
- Density | 3,016/km² (1999) |
Miscellaneous | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62587/ 62640 |
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. | |
Montigny-in-Gohelle is a chief town of canton of northern France, in the département of Pas-de-Calais, arrondissement of Lens . It belongs to the community of agglomeration of Hénin - Carvin which consists of 14 communes, and has a population of 125,000 inhabitants.
Its neighboring communes are Sallaumines to the west, Harnes to the north, Hénin-Beaumont to the east and Billy-Montigny to the south.
Its postal code is 62640.
Population (1999): 10,638 inhabitants for the city and 20,704 inhabitants for the canton.
[edit] External links
- Communauté d'Agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin (in French)
- Montigny-in-Gohelle website (in French)