Loos-en-Gohelle

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Loos-en-Gohelle
Commune
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Mine 11–19 at Loos-en-Gohelle
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Location of Loos-en-Gohelle
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Loos-en-Gohelle
Coordinates: 50°27′30″N2°47′39″E / 50.4583°N 2.7942°E / 50.4583; 2.7942
Country France
Region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Lens
Canton Wingles
Intercommunality CA Lens-Liévin
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Geoffrey Mathon [1]
Area
1
12.7 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2022) [2]
6,850
 • Density540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62528 /62750
Elevation31–74 m (102–243 ft)
(avg. 44 m or 144 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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Geography

It is a former coal mining town, three miles northwest of the centre of Lens. The two largest (184 m & 182 m) spoil heaps in Europe are in Loos-en-Gohelle, those of pits 11 and 19, and are visible for miles around. They are part of the mines of the Nord-Pas de Calais region that have become the 38th French site on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites as "a living and changing landscape". [4]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 7,733—    
1975 6,958−1.50%
1982 6,706−0.53%
1990 6,561−0.27%
1999 6,992+0.71%
2007 6,816−0.32%
2012 6,647−0.50%
2017 6,751+0.31%
Source: INSEE [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ↑ "INSEE commune file". Insee.fr. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "The mines of the Nord-Pas de Calais make their debut as a UNESCO World Heritage Site". France.fr. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
  5. ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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