Gonnehem Explained

Gonnehem
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason ville fr Gonnehem (62).svg
Arrondissement:	Béthune
Canton:	Lillers
Insee:	62376
Postal Code:	62920
Mayor:	Bernard Delelis^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Coordinates:	50.5622°N 2.5747°W
Elevation M:	20
Elevation Min M:	17
Elevation Max M:	44
Area Km2:	15.31

Gonnehem (pronounced as /fr/; Gonhin) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

The trumpeter Marc Geujon was born in Gonneheim on 8 October 1974.

Geography

A large farming village situated some 5miles northwest of Béthune and 22miles west of Lille, at the junction of the D181, D182 and the D70 roads.

Places of interest

• The fifteenth-century chateau de Werppe.
• The manorhouse de Bron, dating from the fifteenth century.
• The church of St.Pierre, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The church at the hamlet of Busnettes.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

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/COM62376-gonnehem INSEE commune file