Bonnières, Pas-de-Calais

Bonnières
Bonnières
Commune
	The town hall of Bonnières
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 50°14′42″N 2°15′40″E / 50.245°N 2.2611°ECoordinates: 50°14′42″N 2°15′40″E / 50.245°N 2.2611°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Intercommunality	CC Ternois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Luc Fay
Area 1	27.16 km2 (10.49 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	675
• Density	25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62154 /62270
Elevation	54–156 m (177–512 ft) ; (avg. 152 m or 499 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bonnières (French pronunciation: [bɔnjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Canteleux was merged into Bonnières.^[3]

Geography[]

A farming village located 26 miles (41 km) west of Arras at the junction of the D115 and D114 roads.

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

Population[]

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	752	—
1968	765	+1.7%
1975	708	−7.5%
1982	677	−4.4%
1990	646	−4.6%
1999	607	−6.0%
2009	636	+4.8%

Sights[]

The church of St. Aubin, rebuilt in 1960 after the destruction of the village during World War II.

References[]

INSEE commune file

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
^ Arrêté préfectoral 25 September 2018, modified 26 October 2018 (in French)

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[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[2] "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.

[3] Arrêté préfectoral 25 September 2018, modified 26 October 2018 (in French)

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