Montigny-en-Gohelle

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Coordinates: 50°25′43″N 2°55′51″E / 50.42861, 2.93083

Commune of Montigny-en-Gohelle

Location
Montigny-en-Gohelle (France)
Montigny-en-Gohelle
Administration
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.
France

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.

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Coordinates: 50°26′N, 2°56′E