Bonnières, Pas-de-Calais

Bonnières
Commune
The town hall of Bonnières

Coat of arms
Bonnières
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Bonnières
Coordinates: 50°14′42″N 2°15′40″E / 50.245°N 2.2611°E / 50.245; 2.2611Coordinates: 50°14′42″N 2°15′40″E / 50.245°N 2.2611°E / 50.245; 2.2611
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Intercommunality CC Ternois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jean-Luc Fay
Area1 23.76 km2 (9.17 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 636
 • Density 27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62154 /62270
Elevation 54–154 m (177–505 ft)
(avg. 152 m or 499 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.

Bonnières is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village located 26 miles (41 km) west of Arras at the junction of the D115 and D114 roads.

History

During World War II, Bonnières was subjected to heavy Allied bombing, as the Germans had built a launch site for their V1 rockets within the commune. The village was badly damaged, but not one missile was ever launched successfully

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962752—    
1968765+1.7%
1975708−7.5%
1982677−4.4%
1990646−4.6%
1999607−6.0%
2009636+4.8%

Sights

  • The church of St. Aubin, rebuilt in 1960 after the destruction of the village during World War II.

See also

References


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