Bonnières, Pas-de-Calais
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_-_Mairie.JPG) The town hall of Bonnières | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Bonnières  | |
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| Coordinates: 50°14′42″N 2°15′40″E / 50.245°N 2.2611°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise |
| Intercommunality | CC Ternois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Luc Fay[1] |
| Area 1 | 27.16 km2 (10.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 675 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62154 /62270 |
| Elevation | 54–156 m (177–512 ft) (avg. 152 m or 499 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bonnières (French pronunciation: [bɔnjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[3] On 1 January 2019, the former commune Canteleux was merged into Bonnières.[4]
Geography
[edit]A farming village located 26 miles (41 km) west of Arras at the junction of the D115 and D114 roads.
History
[edit]During World War II, Bonnières was subjected to heavy Allied bombing, as the Germans had built a launch site for their V1 rockets within the commune. The village was badly damaged, but not one missile was ever launched successfully
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 792 | — |
| 1975 | 733 | −1.10% |
| 1982 | 694 | −0.78% |
| 1990 | 664 | −0.55% |
| 1999 | 624 | −0.69% |
| 2009 | 652 | +0.44% |
| 2014 | 673 | +0.64% |
| 2020 | 682 | +0.22% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
Sights
[edit]- The church of St. Aubin, rebuilt in 1960 after the destruction of the village during World War II.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 25 September 2018, modified 26 October 2018 (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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