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Givenchy-en-Gohelle is a commune
Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative divisions in the France. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin Medieval commune, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common....
 in the Pas-de-Calais
Pas-de-Calais

Pas-de-Calais is a Departments of France in northern France. Its name is the French language equivalent of the Strait of Dover, which it borders....
 department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

nchy-en-Gohelle is a large farming village situated north of Arras
Arras

Arras is the capital of the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France in northern France. The historic centre of the Artois region, its local speech is characterized as a Picard language dialect....
, at the junction of the D51 and the D55 roads. Its neighboring communes are Souchez
Souchez

Souchez is a communes of the Pas-de-Calais department in the Pas-de-Calais departments of France in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France....
 to the west, Angres
Angres

Angres is a Communes of France in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France....
 to the northwest, Liévin
Liévin

Li?vin is a commune in France in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France in northern France....
 to the north, Avion
Avion, Pas-de-Calais

Avion is a Communes of France in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France....
 to the east and Vimy
Vimy

Vimy is a communes of the Pas-de-Calais d?partement and chief town of a cantons of France in the Pas-de-Calais departments of France in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France....
 to the southeast.

The Bois de Givenchy or Givenchy Forest, covers much of the commune on its northern side.






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Givenchy-en-Gohelle is a commune
Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative divisions in the France. The French word commune appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin Medieval commune, meaning a small gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common....
 in the Pas-de-Calais
Pas-de-Calais

Pas-de-Calais is a Departments of France in northern France. Its name is the French language equivalent of the Strait of Dover, which it borders....
 department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
.

Geography

Givenchy-en-Gohelle is a large farming village situated north of Arras
Arras

Arras is the capital of the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France in northern France. The historic centre of the Artois region, its local speech is characterized as a Picard language dialect....
, at the junction of the D51 and the D55 roads. Its neighboring communes are Souchez
Souchez

Souchez is a communes of the Pas-de-Calais department in the Pas-de-Calais departments of France in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France....
 to the west, Angres
Angres

Angres is a Communes of France in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France....
 to the northwest, Liévin
Liévin

Li?vin is a commune in France in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France in northern France....
 to the north, Avion
Avion, Pas-de-Calais

Avion is a Communes of France in the Pas-de-Calais Departments of France in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France....
 to the east and Vimy
Vimy

Vimy is a communes of the Pas-de-Calais d?partement and chief town of a cantons of France in the Pas-de-Calais departments of France in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France....
 to the southeast.

The Bois de Givenchy or Givenchy Forest, covers much of the commune on its northern side. To further the agricultural range of products, the commune of Givenchy-en-Gohelle have planted grape
Grape

File:Table grapes on white.jpgA grape is the non-Climacteric #In_botany fruit that grows on the Perennial plant and deciduous woody vines of the genus Vitis....
s (chardonnay
Chardonnay

Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used to make white wine. It is believed to have originated in the Burgundy wine region of eastern French wine but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from English wine to New Zealand wine....
 and pinot gris
Pinot Gris

Pinot gris is white wine grape variety of the species Vitis vinifera. Thought to be a mutant clone of the Pinot noir grape, it normally has a grayish-blue fruit, accounting for its name but the grape can have a brownish pink to black and even white appearance....
). The first grape harvest took place in 2000.

Population

style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 1.1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em"| Population Evolution
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999
1508 1555 1627 1755 1973 2,051
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates


Places of interest

  • The Canadian National Vimy Memorial is the most significant Canadian
    Canada

    Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
     monument to the members of its armed forces who died during World War I
    World War I

    World War I, or the First World War , was a global military conflict which involved the Great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War I and the Central Powers....
    . It is located on the territory of the commune of Givenchy-en-Gohelle, scene of the Battle of Vimy Ridge
    Battle of Vimy Ridge

    The Battle of Vimy Ridge was a military engagement fought as part of the Battle of Arras , in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France, during the First World War....
    .
  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the 17th century.
  • The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission

    The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is a joint governmental organisation responsible for marking and maintaining the graves of members of the Commonwealth of Nations' military forces that died in the two world wars, to build memorials to those with no known grave, and to keep records of the war dead....
     Canadian memorial & cemeteries.


See also

  • Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department


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