Arleux-en-Gohelle

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Coordinates: 50°21′49″N 2°52′19″E / 50.3636111111, 2.87194444444

Commune of Arleux-en-Gohelle
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Vimy
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes Osartis
Mayor	Norbert Grobelny (2008-2014)
Statistics
Elevation	50 m–75 m (avg. 69 m)
Land area¹	6,27 km²
Population² (2008)	814
- Density	115/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62039/ 62580
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Arleux-en-Gohelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Population 4 Places of interest 5 See also 6 External links 7 Notes

[edit] Geography

A village located 7 miles (12 km) north-east of Arras at the junction of the N919 and D50 roads.

[edit] History

The commune name first appears in 1119 as ‘Haluth’. The village was all but destroyed during World War I.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
564	575	557	509	675	709	814
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, dating from the 20th century.
• The World War I cemetery.

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Arleux-en-Gohelle (Orchard Dump)
• Arleux-en-Gohelle on the Insee website (French)
• Arleux-en-Gohelle on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on June 1st 2008.