Montigny-en-Gohelle

Montigny-en-Gohelle
Commune
The church of Montigny-en-Gohelle

Coat of arms
Montigny-en-Gohelle
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Montigny-en-Gohelle
Coordinates: 50°25′43″N 2°55′51″E / 50.4286°N 2.9308°E / 50.4286; 2.9308Coordinates: 50°25′43″N 2°55′51″E / 50.4286°N 2.9308°E / 50.4286; 2.9308
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Lens
Canton Hénin-Beaumont-1
Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Claude Lecamus
Area1 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 10,311
  Density 2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62587 /62640
Elevation 23–42 m (75–138 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.

Montigny-en-Gohelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Montigny-en-Gohelle is former coalmining town, nowadays a light industrial and dormitory town, 7 miles (11 km) east of Lens, on the D46, D39e and the N43 roads. The A21 autoroute runs straight through the commune.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
87878908923211,14010,6291055810,311
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Madeleine, rebuilt along with most of the town, after the First World War.

See also

References

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