Gosnay
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The church of Gosnay
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
Gosnay
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| Coordinates: 50°30′29″N 2°35′15″E / 50.5081°N 2.5875°ECoordinates: 50°30′29″N 2°35′15″E / 50.5081°N 2.5875°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Béthune | |
| Canton | Nœux-les-Mines | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Francis Verloo | |
| Area1 | 2.21 km2 (0.85 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 1,195 | |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62377 /62199 | |
| Elevation | 25–61 m (82–200 ft) (avg. 29 m or 95 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Gosnay is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
A former coal-mining town, now a light industrial and farming village, situated some 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Béthune and 25 miles (40.2 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D181 and the N41 roads. Junction 6 of the A26 autoroute is about 1/2 mile east.
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