Gouves

Gouves
Commune
The church of Gouves
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 50°17′56″N 2°38′12″E / 50.2989°N 2.6367°E / 50.2989; 2.6367Coordinates: 50°17′56″N 2°38′12″E / 50.2989°N 2.6367°E / 50.2989; 2.6367
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Avesnes-le-Comte
Intercommunality	CC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alain Philippe
Area 1	2.64 km2 (1.02 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	197
• Density	75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62378 /62123
Elevation	72–124 m (236–407 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography[]

A farming village situated 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D56 and C5 roads, in the valley of the small river Gy.

Population[]

Places of interest[]

• The church (and the fountain) of St.Maclou, dating from the nineteenth century.
• Traces of an old castle.

See also[]

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References[]

• INSEE commune file

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gouves.

• Website of the “Entente Gouvoise” (in French)

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