Bonnières, Pas-de-Calais

French commune
name= Bonnières
region=
departement=
arrondissement=Arras
canton= Auxi-le-Château
insee=62154
cp=62270
maire= Jean-Luc Fay
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Communauté de communes de la Région de Frévent
longitude=2.26111111111
latitude=50.245
alt moy=152 m
alt mini=54 m
alt maxi=154 m
hectares=2376
km²=23,76
sans=607
date-sans=1999
dens=25|

Bonnières is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais "département" in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming village located 26 miles (41km) 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

Population

Places of interest

* The church of St.Aubin, rebuilt in 1960 after the destruction of the village during World War II.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26651&req=Bonnières Bonnières on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on June 9th 2008."