Gosnay Explained

Gosnay
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Gosnay.svg
Arrondissement:Béthune
Canton:Nœux-les-Mines
Insee:62377
Postal Code:62199
Mayor:Virginie Souilliart[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Coordinates:50.5081°N 2.5875°W
Elevation M:29
Elevation Min M:25
Elevation Max M:61
Area Km2:2.21

Gosnay (in French pronounced as /ɡonɛ/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]

Geography

A former coal-mining town, now a light industrial and farming village, situated some 2miles southwest of Béthune and 25miles 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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62377-gosnay INSEE commune file