Loos-en-Gohelle
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Loos-in-Gohelle is a commune of northern France. Population (1999): 6,992.
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[edit] Administration
Loos-en-Gohelle is located in the Pas-de-Calais département. It belongs to the communauté d'agglomération of Lens-Liévin (Communaupole) which gathers 36 communes, with a total population of 250,000 inhabitants.
[edit] Geography
- Area: 12.70 km²
- Altitude: 44 m
Its nearest communes are Lens to the south, Grenay to the west, Hulluch to the northeast and Bénifontaine to the east.
[edit] History
The place was first mentioned in 1071, as "Lohes". The village was entirely destroyed in 1917.
During World War I the town was recaptured in October 1915 by British forces from the Germans with tremendous losses.
[edit] Miscellaneous
Loos-en-Gohelle is an old mining city. One finds there the highest carboniferous spoil heaps in Europe.
[edit] External links
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- Website of the Communaupole of Lens-Liévin (in French)
- Spoil heap 11/19 in Loos-en-Gohelle (in French)fr:Loos-en-Gohelle
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