Montigny-en-Gohelle Knowpia

Montigny-en-Gohelle
Montigny-en-Gohelle
Commune
	The church of Montigny-en-Gohelle
	Coat of arms
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	Coordinates: 50°25′43″N 2°55′51″E / 50.4286°N 2.9308°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Hénin-Beaumont-1
Intercommunality	CA Hénin-Carvin
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marcello Della Franca
Area 1	3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Population (2021)	9,870
• Density	2,800/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (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.

Montigny-en-Gohelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography edit

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 edit

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	8,908	—
1975	9,232	+0.51%
1982	11,140	+2.72%
1990	10,629	−0.59%
1999	10,558	−0.07%
2007	10,338	−0.26%
2012	10,326	−0.02%
2017	10,198	−0.25%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Places of interest edit

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

Twin Towns edit

References edit

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE