Bonnières, Pas-de-Calais
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_-_Mairie.JPG) The town hall of Bonnières | |
 Coat of arms | |
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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 (2014–2020) | Jean-Luc Fay |
| Area 1 | 27.16 km2 (10.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | 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 is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Canteleux was merged into Bonnières.[2]
Geography
A farming village located 26 miles (41 km) west of Arras at the junction of the D115 and D114 roads.
History
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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 752 | — |
| 1968 | 765 | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 708 | −7.5% |
| 1982 | 677 | −4.4% |
| 1990 | 646 | −4.6% |
| 1999 | 607 | −6.0% |
| 2009 | 636 | +4.8% |
Sights
- The church of St. Aubin, rebuilt in 1960 after the destruction of the village during World War II.
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 25 September 2018, modified 26 October 2018 (in French)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bonnières (Pas-de-Calais).
- Bonnières on the Quid website[dead link] (in French)
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