Givenchy-en-Gohelle

Givenchy-en-Gohelle
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Liévin
Community association	Lens-Liévin
Coordinates	50 ° 24 ' N , 2 ° 46' E Coordinates: 50 ° 24 ' N , 2 ° 46' E
height	48-148 m
surface	5.95 km 2
Residents	1,947 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	327 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	62580
INSEE code	62371
Website	Givenchy-en-Gohelle

Givenchy-en-Gohelle is a French commune in the district Lens in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France . It has 1947 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).

history

The Romans already settled here: at least one “ villa urbana ” stood here in the municipality. The name of the place is derived from "juveniacum", property of Juvenius or Juventus . The place name is mentioned in writing for the first time in 1329, at that time as Givenchy en le Gohelle .

Givenchy-en-Gohelle was completely destroyed during the First World War . The village was rebuilt - the residents preferred to clear away the rubble rather than move.

Population development
year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2007	2013
Residents	1,508	1,555	1,627	1,755	1,973	2,051	2,093	2.007

Attractions

The Canadian National Vimy Memorial , a memorial for the more than 66,000 Canadian soldiers who died during the First World War, mainly in the Battle of Arras in April 1917, is located in the municipality's immediate vicinity . It is the largest Canadian memorial in Europe and was erected between 1921 and 1936. 11,000 tons of concrete and 5,500 tons of stones obtained from Yugoslavia were used.
Another memorial is the Moroccan memorial, which commemorates Moroccan soldiers who died in the fighting of 1915.

photos

town hall
Martini Church
Memorial (World War 1)
The Canadian National Memorial in Vimy

Web links

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