Noyelles-Godault
Appearance
Noyelles-Godault | |
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The town hall of Noyelles-Godault | |
Coordinates: 50°25′15″N 2°59′41″E / 50.4208°N 2.9947°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Lens |
Canton | Hénin-Beaumont-2 |
Intercommunality | CA Hénin-Carvin |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023–2026) | Valérie Biegalski[1] |
Area 1 | 5.45 km2 (2.10 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 5,906 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62624 /62950 |
Elevation | 22–50 m (72–164 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Noyelles-Godault (French pronunciation: [nwajɛl ɡɔdo]; Picard: Nöyel-Godault) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
[edit]Noyelles-Godault is a former coal mining town, nowadays a light industrial and commercial town, 10 miles (16 km) east of Lens, at the junction of the A21 autoroute and A1 autoroute.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 5,551 | — |
1975 | 5,050 | −1.34% |
1982 | 5,474 | +1.16% |
1990 | 5,655 | +0.41% |
1999 | 5,539 | −0.23% |
2007 | 5,186 | −0.82% |
2012 | 5,117 | −0.27% |
2017 | 5,973 | +3.14% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Notable people
[edit]- Maurice Thorez, politician, was born here in 1900.
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St.Martin, rebuilt along with most of the town, after the First World War.
- One of the most important commercial zone of the region which surrounds the Auchan mall.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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- Official town website (in French)
- Website of the agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin (in French)