Gonnehem
Gonnehem | |
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.JPG) The town hall of Gonnehem | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Gonnehem | |
  Gonnehem Location within France  Gonnehem Location within Hauts-de-France | |
| Coordinates: 50°33′44″N 2°34′29″E / 50.5622°N 2.5747°E | |
| 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 |
Area 1 | 15.31 km2 (5.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 44 m (144 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 17 m (56 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 2,525 |
| • Density | 164.9/km2 (427.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62376 /62920 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Gonnehem (French pronunciation: [ɡɔn(ə)ɛm]; Picard: Gonhin) 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 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D181, D182 and the D70 roads.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,755 | — |
| 1975 | 1,740 | −0.12% |
| 1982 | 1,805 | +0.53% |
| 1990 | 2,172 | +2.34% |
| 1999 | 2,139 | −0.17% |
| 2007 | 2,289 | +0.85% |
| 2012 | 2,519 | +1.93% |
| 2017 | 2,536 | +0.13% |
| 2023 | 2,525 | −0.07% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
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
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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