Bonnières, Pas-de-Calais

Bonnières is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France. On 1 January 2019, the former commune Canteleux was merged into Bonnières.[2]

Bonnières
The town hall of Bonnières
Coat of arms
Location of Bonnières
Bonnières
Bonnières
Coordinates: 50°14′42″N 2°15′40″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonSaint-Pol-sur-Ternoise
IntercommunalityCC Ternois
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Jean-Luc Fay
Area
1
27.16 km2 (10.49 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
674
  Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62154 /62270
Elevation54–156 m (177–512 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.

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%

Sights

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

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Arrêté préfectoral 25 September 2018, modified 26 October 2018 (in French)


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