Tournehem-sur-la-Hem
Tournehem-sur-la-Hem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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Coordinates: 50°48′26″N 2°02′57″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
Canton | Saint-Omer |
Intercommunality | Pays de Saint-Omer |
Government | |
• Mayor (2001–2008) | Léon Leclercq |
Area 1 | 18.14 km2 (7.00 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 1,436 |
• Density | 79/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62827 /62890 |
Elevation | 22–174 m (72–571 ft) (avg. 39 m or 128 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography
Tournehem-sur-la-Hem is located 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, at the D217 and D218 road junction, on the banks of the river Hem.
Population
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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Population | 831 | 835 | 965 | 1018 | 1069 | 1219 | 1253 |
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
Places of interest
- The church of Saint Médard, dating from the fifteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth century, now a historical monument.[2]
- The ruins of the 12th-century château which was destroyed in 1542.
- The area also has some windmill's, such as the Moulin à vent Bacquet.
- The eighteenth-century château at Guémy.
- The church of Notre-Dame at Guémy, dating from the eighteenth century.
- The ruins of the 13th-century chapel of Guémy on Saint Louis Mount, which has extensive views of the area
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References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- The church in Base Merimee: PA00108434
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tournehem-sur-la-Hem. |
- Regional Tourist Office website (in French)
- Tournehem-sur-la-Hem on the Quid website (in French)
- The ruins of the chapel
- at Guémy
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