Gosnay
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| Gosnay | ||
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  Gosnay | ||
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Gosnay | ||
| Coordinates: 50°30′29″N 2°35′15″E / 50.5081°N 2.5875°ECoordinates: 50°30′29″N 2°35′15″E / 50.5081°N 2.5875°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Béthune | |
| Canton | Barlin | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Francis Verloo | |
| Area | ||
| • Land1 | 2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999) | ||
| • Population2 | 1,195 | |
| • Population2 Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62377 / 62199 | |
| Elevation |
25–61 m (82–200 ft) (avg. 29 m or 95 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Gosnay is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A former coal-mining town, now a light industrial and farming village, situated some 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Béthune and 25 miles (40.2 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D181 and the N41 roads. Junction 6 of the A26 autoroute is about 1/2 mile east.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 1267 | 1388 | 1297 | 1178 | 1226 | 1195 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||
Places of interest
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
- The church of St.Leger, dating from the 17th century.
- The remains of two Carthusian monasteries and a mill.
See also
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