Sains-en-Gohelle

Sains-en-Gohelle
Sains-en-Gohelle
Commune
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	Coordinates: 50°26′43″N 2°41′04″E / 50.4453°N 2.6844°ECoordinates: 50°26′43″N 2°41′04″E / 50.4453°N 2.6844°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Bully-les-Mines
Intercommunality	CA Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Luc Wéry
Area 1	5.73 km2 (2.21 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2018)	6,077
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62737 /62114
Elevation	39–90 m (128–295 ft) ; (avg. 79 m or 259 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sains-en-Gohelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

Sains-en-Gohelle is an ex-coalmining town, nowadays a farming and light industrial commune, 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Lens, at the junction of the D937 and the D166 roads. The A26 autoroute passes through the town.

Coal mining[]

Excavation of Mine 10 by the Compagnie des mines de Béthune started in July 1900 at Sains-en-Gohelle, and eventually reached 730 metres (2,400 ft). Shaft 10bis was started in July 1901 and reached 791 metres (2,595 ft). Production started in 1903. The mine closed in 1957 and was back-filled in 1972. Surface installations were destroyed in 1975.^[2]

Population[]

Historical population of Sains-en-Gohelle
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	5250	5342	5189	5587	6034	6084	6106
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.