Gosnay

Gosnay
Gosnay
	Commune
	The church of Gosnay
	; Coat of arms
	; Coat of arms
	Gosnay Location within Hauts-de-France region Gosnay
	Coordinates: 50°30′29″N 2°35′15″E / 50.5081°N 2.5875°ECoordinates: 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 (2008–2014)	Francis Verloo
Area1	2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi)
Population (1999)2	1,195
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Gosnay is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

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 (40.2 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

Historical population of Gosnay
Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
Population	1267	1388	1297	1178	1226	1195
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 Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
The church of St.Leger, dating from the 17th century.
The remains of two Carthusian monasteries and a mill.

References

INSEE commune file

External links

The CWGC graveyard in the communal cemetery
Gosnay on the Quid website (in French)

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