Bonnières, Pas-de-Calais explained

Bonnières
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Bonnières.svg
Arrondissement:Arras
Canton:Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
Insee:62154
Postal Code:62270
Mayor:Jean-Luc Fay[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CC Ternois
Coordinates:50.245°N 2.2611°W
Elevation M:152
Elevation Min M:54
Elevation Max M:156
Area Km2:27.16

Bonnières (in French pronounced as /bɔnjɛʁ/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.[2] On 1 January 2019, the former commune Canteleux was merged into Bonnières.[3]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62154-bonnieres INSEE commune file
  3. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2018/9/25/TERB1905549A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral