Sains-en-Gohelle
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Model of the Eiffel Tower at the crossroads
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Location within Hauts-de-France region
Sains-en-Gohelle
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| Coordinates: 50°26′43″N 2°41′04″E / 50.4453°N 2.6844°ECoordinates: 50°26′43″N 2°41′04″E / 50.4453°N 2.6844°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Lens |
| Canton | Sains-en-Gohelle |
| Intercommunality | Communaupole de Lens-Liévin |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Luc Wéry |
| Area1 | 5.73 km2 (2.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)2 | 3,106 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62737 / 62114 |
| Elevation | 39–90 m (128–295 ft) (avg. 79 m or 259 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Sains-en-Gohelle is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Sains-en-Gohelle is an ex-coalmining town, nowadays a farming and light industrial commune, 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Lens, at the junction of the D937 and the D166 roads. The A26 autoroute passes through the town.
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