- Givenchy-en-Gohelle
French commune
name= Givenchy-en-Gohelle
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Arras
canton= Vimy
insee=62371
cp=62580
maire= Robert Mieloch
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Communaupole de Lens-Liévin
longitude=2.77305555556
latitude=50.3936111111
alt moy=97 m
alt mini=48 m
alt maxi=148 m
hectares=595
km²=5.95
sans=2,051
date-sans=1999
dens=344
date-dens=1999Givenchy-en-Gohelle is a commune in the
Pas-de-Calais "département" in theNord-Pas-de-Calais region ofFrance .Geography
Givenchy-en-Gohelle is a large farming village situated Convert|6|mi|km|1 north of
Arras , at the junction of the D51 and the D55 roads. Its neighboring communes areSouchez to the west,Angres to the northwest,Liévin to the north, Avion to the east andVimy to the southeast.The "Bois de Givenchy" or Givenchy Forest, covers much of the commune on its northern side. To further the agricultural range of products, the commune of Givenchy-en-Gohelle have planted
grape s (chardonnay andpinot gris ). The first grape harvest took place in 2000.Population
Places of interest
* The
Canadian National Vimy Memorial is the most significant Canadian monument to the members of its armed forces who died duringWorld War I . It is located on the territory of the commune of Givenchy-en-Gohelle, scene of theBattle of Vimy Ridge .
* The church of St. Martin, dating from the 17th century.
* TheCommonwealth War Graves Commission Canadian memorial & cemeteries.See also
*
Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department Notes
*"This article is based on the original and the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on June 20th 2008."External links
* [http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=2027290&mode=1 The CWGC burials in the churchyard]
* [http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=62201&mode=1 The CWGC cemetery at Souchez]
* [http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=62201&mode=1 The Vimy Memorial on the CWGC site]
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26866&req=Givenchy-en-Gohelle Givenchy-en-Gohelle on the Quid website] fr
* [http://confrerie.givenchy.free.fr/ The local winegrowers' website] fr
* [http://www.mairie-de-givenchy.com Official commune website] fr
* [http://www.agglo-lenslievin.fr Regional website] fr
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