Sains-en-Gohelle

Sains-en-Gohelle
Model of the Eiffel Tower at the crossroads
Sains-en-Gohelle
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Sains-en-Gohelle
Coordinates: 50°26′43″N 2°41′04″E / 50.4453°N 2.6844°ECoordinates: 50°26′43″N 2°41′04″E / 50.4453°N 2.6844°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Sains-en-Gohelle
Intercommunality	Communaupole de Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Luc Wéry
Area^1	5.73 km^2 (2.21 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	3,106
• Density	540/km^2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62737 / 62114
Elevation	39–90 m (128–295 ft) (avg. 79 m or 259 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.

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

Geography

Sains-en-Gohelle is an ex-coalmining town, nowadays a farming and light industrial commune, 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Lens, at the junction of the D937 and the D166 roads. The A26 autoroute passes through the town.

Population

Historical population of Sains-en-Gohelle

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	5250	5342	5189	5587	6034	6084	6106
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Vaast, dating from the twelfth century.
• The modern church of Saint Marguerite.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Official town website (French)
• Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin(French)
• Sains-en-Gohelle on the Quid website (French)