Gosnay

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Virginie Souilliart^[1]Area2.21 km² (0.85 sq mi)Population952 • Density430/km² (1,100/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation25–61 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.

Gosnay (French pronunciation: [ɡonɛ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,388	—
1975	1,297	−0.96%
1982	1,178	−1.37%
1990	1,226	+0.50%
1999	1,195	−0.28%
2007	1,078	−1.28%
2012	990	−1.69%
2017	951	−0.80%
Source: INSEE[4]

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

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