Gosnay
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Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Coordinates: 50°30′29″N 2°35′15″E / 50.5081°N 2.5875°E / 50.5081; 2.5875Coordinates: 50°30′29″N 2°35′15″E / 50.5081°N 2.5875°E / 50.5081; 2.5875 | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Béthune |
Canton | Nœux-les-Mines |
Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Francis Verloo |
Area 1 | 2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 955 |
• Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62377 /62199 |
Elevation | 25–61 m (82–200 ft) (avg. 29 m or 95 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Gosnay is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France 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[]
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
External links[]
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