Gonnehem
| Gonnehem | |
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  Gonnehem | |
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Gonnehem | |
| Coordinates: 50°33′44″N 2°34′29″E / 50.5622°N 2.5747°ECoordinates: 50°33′44″N 2°34′29″E / 50.5622°N 2.5747°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Lillers |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes Artois-Lys |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Bernard Delelis |
| Area1 | 15.31 km2 (5.91 sq mi) |
| Population (2004)2 | 2,235 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62376 / 62920 |
| Elevation |
17–44 m (56–144 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 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. | |
Gonnehem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A large farming village situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Béthune and 22 miles (35.4 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D181, D182 and the D70 roads.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2004 |
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| Population | 1701 | 1755 | 1740 | 1805 | 2172 | 2141 | 2235 |
| 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 fifteenth-century chateau de Werppe.
- The manorhouse de Bron, dating from the fifteenth century.
- The church of St.Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.
- The church at the hamlet of Busnettes.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gonnehem. |
- Gonnehem on the Quid website (French)