Gommegnies
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Avesnes-sur-Helpe | |
| Canton | Aulnoye Aymeries | |
| Community association | Pays de Mormal | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 16 ′ N , 3 ° 42 ′ E | |
| height | 100-152 m | |
| surface | 15.78 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,301 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 146 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59144 | |
| INSEE code | 59265 | |
| Website | http://www.gommegnies.fr/ | |
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Gommegnies is a French commune with 2,301 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . Gommegnies belongs to the Arrondissement of Avesnes-sur-Helpe and the canton of Aulnoye-Aymeries (until 2015: canton Le Quesnoy-Ouest ). The inhabitants are called Gommegnons .
geography
Gommegnies is located between Valenciennes and Maubeuge near the Belgian border. The municipality is crossed by the Aunelle river. Gommegnies is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Preux-au-Sart in the north, Amfroipret and Bermeries in the northeast, Locquignol in the south and east, Villereau in the south and southwest and Frasnoy in the west.
population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 2,022 | 1.929 | 1,878 | 1,780 | 2,004 | 2.002 | 2.176 | 2,301 |
Attractions
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption church from the 16th century (see also: List of Monuments historiques in Gommegnies )
- Saint-Joseph Church from Carnoy
- Notre-Dame-des-Affliges chapel from 1756
- Calvaires
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Personalities
- Célestin Hennion (1862–1915), Police Prefect of Paris
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 2, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 1326-1328.
Web links
Commons : Gommegnies - collection of images, videos and audio files
