Gosnay
Appearance
Gosnay | |
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![]() The church of Gosnay | |
Coordinates: 50°30′29″N 2°35′15″E / 50.5081°N 2.5875°E | |
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 (2020–2026) | Virginie Souilliart[1] |
Area 1 | 2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 952 |
• 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 (French pronunciation: [ɡonɛ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]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 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
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,388 | — |
1975 | 1,297 | −0.96% |
1982 | 1,178 | −1.37% |
1990 | 1,226 | +0.50% |
1999 | 1,195 | −0.28% |
2007 | 1,078 | −1.28% |
2012 | 990 | −1.69% |
2017 | 951 | −0.80% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Places of interest
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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