Givenchy-en-Gohelle | |
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 17th century Église Saint-Martin | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Givenchy-en-Gohelle | |
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| Coordinates:50°23′37″N2°46′23″E / 50.3936°N 2.7731°E /50.3936; 2.7731 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Liévin |
| Intercommunality | CA Lens-Liévin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Pierre Senechal[1] |
Area 1 | 5.95 km2 (2.30 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 2,049 |
| • Density | 344/km2 (892/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62371 /62580 |
| Elevation | 48–148 m (157–486 ft) (avg. 97 m or 318 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Givenchy-en-Gohelle (French pronunciation:[ʒivɑ̃ʃiɑ̃ɡɔɛl],lit. 'Givenchy inGohelle';Picard:Givinchy-in-Gohelle) is acommune in thePas-de-Calaisdepartment in theHauts-de-France region ofFrance.[3] The village was destroyed during World War I but was rebuilt after the war.[4]
Givenchy-en-Gohelle is a large farming village situated 6 miles (9.7 km) north ofArras, at the junction of the D51 and the D55 roads. Its neighboring communes areSouchez to the west,Angres to the northwest,Liévin to the north,Avion to the east andVimy to the southeast.
TheBois de Givenchy or Givenchy Forest, covers much of the commune on its northern side. To further the agricultural range of products, the commune of Givenchy-en-Gohelle have plantedgrapes (chardonnay andpinot gris). The first grape harvest took place in 2000.
During theFirst World War, Givenchy-en-Gohelle was on the front line between German andAllied forces during the battles of Arras and was severely damaged, particularly during theBattle of Vimy Ridge in 1917. For much of the First World War, the village also was the site of sustainedunderground fighting between German andBritish tunneling units. Givenchy-en-Gohelle was taken by the 2nd Canadian Division on 13 April 1917. Over 150 war casualties (1914–1918) are commemorated at the Canadian cemetery here and 109 from the Battle of Vimy Ridge are buried here.[5]
The centennial commemoration of the Battle of Vimy Ridge was held at theCanadian National Vimy Memorial near the village on 9 April 2017.[6] Estimates before the event indicated that up to 30,000 would attend.[7]
By early April 2017, the village had been decorated with 500 Canadian flags.[4][8]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 1,555 | — |
| 1975 | 1,627 | +0.65% |
| 1982 | 1,755 | +1.09% |
| 1990 | 1,973 | +1.47% |
| 1999 | 2,051 | +0.43% |
| 2007 | 2,093 | +0.25% |
| 2012 | 2,024 | −0.67% |
| 2017 | 1,947 | −0.77% |
| Source: INSEE[9] | ||
The ridge runs in a direction from Givenchy-en-Gohelle in the north-west to Farbus in the south-east.
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