Help
Add this page to your book
Show book (0 pages)
Suggest pagesNoyelles-Godault
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
|
Noyelles-Godault |
|
 Noyelles-Godault
|
|
|
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
Noyelles-Godault
|
|
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Hénin-Beaumont |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin |
| Mayor | Jean Urbaniak (2008–2014) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 22–50 m (72–160 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 ft) |
| Land area1 | 5.45 km2 (2.10 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 5,257 (2006) |
| - Density | 965 /km2 (2,500 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62624/ 62950 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 50°25′15″N 2°59′41″E / 50.4208°N 2.9947°E
Noyelles-Godault is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Contents |
[edit] Geography
Noyelles-Godault is a former coalmining town, nowadays a light industrial and farming town, 10 miles (16 km) east of Lens, at the junction of the A21 autoroute and A1 autoroute.
[edit] Population
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5478 | 5551 | 5050 | 5474 | 5655 | 5539 | 5257 |
| Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates | ||||||
[edit] Notable people
- Maurice Thorez, politician, was born here in 1900.
[edit] Places of interest
- The church of St.Martin, rebuilt along with most of the town, after the First World War.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Noyelles-Godault |
- Official town website (French)
- Website of the agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin (French)
- Noyelles-Godault on the Quid website (French)
 |
This Pas-de-Calais geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
