Montigny-en-Gohelle

Montigny-en-Gohelle
Montigny-en-Gohelle
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Montigny-en-Gohelle
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Montigny-en-Gohelle (chef-lieu)
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Claude Lecamus
Area1	3.5 km2 (1.4 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	10,311
• Density	2,900/km2 (7,600/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62587 / 62640
Elevation	23–42 m (75–138 ft)
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.

Montigny-en-Gohelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official town website
• An unofficial town website
• Website of the agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin
• Montigny-en-Gohelle on the Quid website (French)