- Sains-en-Gohelle
French commune
name= Sains-en-Gohelle
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton= Sains-en-Gohelle
insee=62737
cp=62114
maire= Jean-Luc Wéry
mandat=2008 -2014
intercomm=Communaupole de Lens-Liévin
longitude=2.68444444444
latitude=50.4452777778
alt moy=79 m
alt mini=39 m
alt maxi=90 m
hectares=573
km²=5,73
sans=6084
date-sans=1999
dens=1061|Sains-en-Gohelle is a commune in the
Pas-de-Calais "département" in theNord-Pas-de-Calais region ofFrance .Geography
An ex-
coalmining town, nowadays a farming and light industrial commune, convert|6|mi|km northwest of Lens, at the junction of the D937 and the D166 roads. TheA26 autoroute passes through the town.Population
Places of interest
* The church of St.Vaast, dating from the
12th century .
* The modern church of Saint Marguerite.See also
*
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department External links
* [http://www.sains-en-gohelle.fr Official town website] fr
* [http://www.agglo-lenslievin.fr Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=27223&req=Sains-en-Gohelle Sains-en-Gohelle on the Quid website] frNotes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on September 1st 2008."
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