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Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée

Coordinates: 50°31′46″N 2°45′31″E / 50.5294°N 2.7586°E / 50.5294; 2.7586
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Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée
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Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée is located in France
Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée
Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée
Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée is located in Hauts-de-France
Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée
Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée
Coordinates: 50°31′46″N 2°45′31″E / 50.5294°N 2.7586°E / 50.5294; 2.7586
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonDouvrin
IntercommunalityCA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
 • Mayor (2022–2026) Emmanuel Herbaut[1]
Area
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3.89 km2 (1.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,006
 • Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62373 /62149
Elevation19–31 m (62–102 ft)
(avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Givenchy-lès-la-Bassée (French pronunciation: [ʒivɑ̃ʃi la base], literally Givenchy near La Bassée; Picard: Givinchy-lès-l’Bassée) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

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A farming village situated 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of La Bassée, 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of Béthune and 25 kilometres (16 mi) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D166 and the D167 roads. The Canal d'Aire flows past the commune, forming its southern border.

History

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The village was first chronicled in the year 870 as "Juventiacum".

During the First World War, it was completely destroyed, as this was the only part of the entire front that withheld the force of the German offensive in the spring of 1918. The courageous stand of the 55th (West Lancashire) Division is commemorated by a memorial in the village. For much of the war, the village was an area of fierce underground warfare. In 1916, William Hackett was awarded the Victoria Cross for an action at Givenchy. The Tunnellers Memorial at Givenchy, unveiled on 19 June 2010, commemorates Hackett's action.[4]

During the Second World War, at the time of the withdrawal of British troops towards Dunkirk, the school, mayor's office and the memorial village hall were again destroyed. After the devastation of that war, the citizens of Liverpool donated reading books and money to the town of Givenchy-les-la-Bassee. The town hall of Givenchy has a plaque on the front wall thanking the City of Liverpool for its kindness and support for the town.

In 2008, a small group of students from Liverpool went to Givenchy on behalf of the City of Liverpool on the 90th anniversary of the First World War. Finally, the community of Givenchy still to this day has meetings with Liverpool's Lord Mayor and unity between the two places are still strong

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 521—    
1975 554+0.88%
1982 748+4.38%
1990 803+0.89%
1999 813+0.14%
2007 843+0.45%
2012 998+3.43%
2017 1,012+0.28%
Source: INSEE[5]

Places of interest

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ "Memorial Details | Tunnellers Memorial".
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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