Loos-en-Gohelle

Loos-en-Gohelle
Commune
Mine 11–19 at Loos-en-Gohelle
Mine 11–19 at Loos-en-Gohelle
Coat of arms of Loos-en-Gohelle
Coat of arms
Location of Loos-en-Gohelle
Map
Loos-en-Gohelle is located in France
Loos-en-Gohelle
Loos-en-Gohelle
Loos-en-Gohelle is located in Hauts-de-France
Loos-en-Gohelle
Loos-en-Gohelle
Coordinates: 50°27′30″N 2°47′39″E / 50.4583°N 2.7942°E / 50.4583; 2.7942
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementLens
CantonWingles
IntercommunalityCA Lens-Liévin
Government
 • Mayor (2023–2026) Geoffrey Mathon[1]
Area
1
12.7 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
6,896
 • Density540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+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]

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  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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