Gosnay (French pronunciation: ​[ɡonɛ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]

Gosnay
Commune
The church of Gosnay
Coat of arms
Location of Gosnay
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Coordinates: 50°30′29″N 2°35′15″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Nœux-les-Mines
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Virginie Souilliart
Area 1	2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[1]	956
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62377 /62199
Elevation	25–61 m (82–200 ft) (avg. 29 m or 95 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

A former coal-mining town, now a light industrial and farming village, situated some 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Béthune and 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D181 and the N41 roads. Junction 6 of the A26 autoroute is about 1/2 mile east.

Population

Places of interest

• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
• The church of St.Leger, dating from the 17th century.
• The remains of two Carthusian monasteries and a mill.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

External links

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• The CWGC graveyard in the communal cemetery

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