Gonnehem

Gonnehem
Commune
The town hall of Gonnehem
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°33′44″N 2°34′29″E / 50.5622°N 2.5747°E / 50.5622; 2.5747Coordinates: 50°33′44″N 2°34′29″E / 50.5622°N 2.5747°E / 50.5622; 2.5747
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Lillers
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Bernard Delelis[1]
Area 1	15.31 km2 (5.91 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	2,522
• Density	160/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62376 /62920
Elevation	17–44 m (56–144 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gonnehem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

The trumpeter Marc Geujon was born in Gonneheim on 8 October 1974.

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[]

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[]

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

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