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Montigny-en-Gohelle
Administration Country France Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais Department Pas-de-Calais Arrondissement Lens Canton Montigny-en-Gohelle (chef-lieu) Intercommunality Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin Mayor Jean-Claude Lecamus
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 23–42 m (75–138 ft) Land area1 3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi) Population2 10,311 (2006) - Density 2,946 /km2 (7,630 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 62587/ 62640 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. Coordinates: 50°25′43″N 2°55′51″E / 50.4286111111°N 2.93083333333°E
Montigny-en-Gohelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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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 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 8787 8908 9232 11,140 10,629 10558 10,311 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
External links
- Official town website
- An unofficial town website
- Website of the agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin
- Montigny-en-Gohelle on the Quid website (French)
Categories:- Communes of Pas-de-Calais
- Pas-de-Calais geography stubs
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