Bonnières, Pas-de-Calais

Bonnières

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Bonnières

Coordinates: 50°14′42″N 2°15′40″E / 50.245°N 2.2611°E / 50.245; 2.2611Coordinates: 50°14′42″N 2°15′40″E / 50.245°N 2.2611°E / 50.245; 2.2611
Country France
Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Arras
Canton Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality Région de Frévent
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean-Luc Fay
Area1 23.76 km2 (9.17 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 636
  Density 27/km2 (69/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 62154 / 62270
Elevation 54–154 m (177–505 ft)
(avg. 152 m or 499 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bonnières is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village located 26 miles (41 km) 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

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962752    
1968765+1.7%
1975708−7.5%
1982677−4.4%
1990646−4.6%
1999607−6.0%
2009636+4.8%

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