Loos-en-Gohelle

Loos-en-Gohelle (French pronunciation: [lɔs ɑ̃ ɡɔɛl], lit. 'Loos in Gohelle') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Loos-en-Gohelle
Commune
Mine 11–19 at Loos-en-Gohelle
Coat of arms
Location of Loos-en-Gohelle
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Coordinates: 50°27′30″N 2°47′39″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Wingles
Intercommunality	CA Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Geoffrey Mathon[1]
Area 1	12.7 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	6,850
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62528 /62750
Elevation	31–74 m (102–243 ft) (avg. 44 m or 144 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

It is a former coal mining town, three miles northwest of the centre of Lens. The two largest (184 m & 182 m) spoil heaps in Europe are in Loos-en-Gohelle, those of pits 11 and 19, and are visible for miles around. They are part of the mines of the Nord-Pas de Calais region that have become the 38th French site on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites as "a living and changing landscape".^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	7,733	—
1975	6,958	−1.50%
1982	6,706	−0.53%
1990	6,561	−0.27%
1999	6,992	+0.71%
2007	6,816	−0.32%
2012	6,647	−0.50%
2017	6,751	+0.31%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department