Tournehem-sur-la-Hem
Tournehem-sur-la-Hem | ||
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Commune | ||
Town fortifications | ||
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Tournehem-sur-la-Hem Location within Hauts-de-France region Tournehem-sur-la-Hem | ||
Coordinates: 50°48′26″N 2°02′57″E / 50.8072°N 2.0492°ECoordinates: 50°48′26″N 2°02′57″E / 50.8072°N 2.0492°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Hauts-de-France | |
Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
Arrondissement | Saint-Omer | |
Canton | Saint-Omer | |
Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer | |
Government | ||
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Léon Leclercq | |
Area1 | 18.14 km2 (7.00 sq mi) | |
Population (2006)2 | 1,253 | |
• Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) | |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | |
INSEE/Postal code | 62827 /62890 | |
Elevation |
22–174 m (72–571 ft) (avg. 39 m or 128 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. |
Tournehem-sur-la-Hem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Tournehem-sur-la-Hem is located 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, at the D217 and D218 road junction, on the banks of the river Hem.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 831 | 835 | 965 | 1018 | 1069 | 1219 | 1253 |
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 church of Saint Médard, dating from the fifteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth century, now a historical monument.[1]
- The ruins of the 12th-century château which was destroyed in 1542.
- The area also has some windmill's, such as the Moulin à vent Bacquet.
- The eighteenth-century château at Guémy.
- The church of Notre-Dame at Guémy, dating from the eighteenth century.
- The ruins of the 13th-century chapel of Guémy on Saint Louis Mount, which has extensive views of the area
See also
References
- ↑ The church in Base Merimee: PA00108434
External links
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- Regional Tourist Office website (in French)
- Tournehem-sur-la-Hem on the Quid website (in French)
- The ruins of the chapel
- at Guémy
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