Gonnehem

Gonnehem
Gonnehem
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Gonnehem
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Lillers
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes Artois-Lys
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Bernard Delelis
Area1	15.31 km2 (5.91 sq mi)
Population (2004)2	2,235
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62376 / 62920
Elevation	17–44 m (56–144 ft) (avg. 20 m or 66 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Gonnehem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A large farming village situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Béthune and 22 miles (35.4 km) west of Lille, at the junction of the D181, D182 and the D70 roads.

Population

Historical population of Gonnehem

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2004
Population	1701	1755	1740	1805	2172	2141	2235
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 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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Gonnehem on the Quid website (French)