Tournehem-sur-la-Hem

Tournehem-sur-la-Hem Doornem
Commune
Town fortifications
Coat of arms
Location of Tournehem-sur-la-Hem
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Coordinates: 50°48′26″N2°02′57″E / 50.8072°N 2.0492°E / 50.8072; 2.0492
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Saint-Omer
Intercommunality	Pays de Saint-Omer
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Paul Vasseur [1]
Area 1	18.14 km2 (7.00 sq mi)
Population  (2021) [2]	1,371
• Density	76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (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.

Tournehem-sur-la-Hem (West Flemish : Doornem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. ^[3]

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	835	—
1975	965	+2.09%
1982	1,018	+0.77%
1990	1,069	+0.61%
1999	1,219	+1.47%
2007	1,270	+0.51%
2012	1,423	+2.30%
2017	1,436	+0.18%
Source: INSEE [4]

Places of interest

• The church of Saint Médard, dating from the fifteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth century, now a historical monument. ^[5]
• The ruins of the 12th-century château which was destroyed in 1542.
• The area also has some windmills, 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

Transport

The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Tournehem-sur-la-Hem in 1881. ^[6] The railway was closed in 1955. ^[7]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
5. Base Mérimée : PA00108434 , Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
6. Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 31.
7. Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, pp. 281–82.

Sources

• Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN   978-0-85361-679-5.

External links

• Regional Tourist Office website (in French)

• 
  The ruins of the chapel
• 
  at Guémy