Tournehem-sur-la-Hem

French commune
name= Tournehem-sur-la-Hem
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton= Ardres
insee=62827
cp=62890
maire=Léon Leclercq
mandat=2001 - 2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes de la Région d'Ardres et de la Vallée de la Hem
longitude=2.04916666667
latitude=50.8072222222
alt moy=39 m
alt mini=22 m
alt maxi=174 m
hectares=1 814
km²=18,14
sans=1219
date-sans=1999
dens=67|

Tournehem-sur-la-Hem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais "département" in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A village located 10 miles (16km) northwest of Saint-Omer, at the D217 and D218 road junction, on the banks of the river Hem.

Population

Places of interest

* The church of Saint Médard, dating from the 15th century.
* The ruins of the 12th century château which was destroyed in 1542.
* The tower of a 15th century windmill.
* The 18th century château at Guémy.
* The church of Notre-Dame at Guémy, dating from the 18th century.
* The ruins of the 13th century chapel of Saint Louis at Guémy.

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

* [http://www.ardres-tourisme.fr/intro.htm Regional Tourist Office website] fr
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62827&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Tournehem-sur-la-Hem on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=27312&req=Tournehem-sur-la-Hem Tournehem-sur-la-Hem on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 19th 2008."