Gouves
For a place in Greece, see Gouves, Greece.
| Gouves | ||
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  Gouves | ||
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Location within Hauts-de-France region  Gouves | ||
| Coordinates: 50°17′56″N 2°38′12″E / 50.2989°N 2.6367°E / 50.2989; 2.6367Coordinates: 50°17′56″N 2°38′12″E / 50.2989°N 2.6367°E / 50.2989; 2.6367 | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Arras | |
| Canton | Beaumetz-lès-Loges | |
| Intercommunality | Val de Gy | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Alain Philippe | |
| Area1 | 2.64 km2 (1.02 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 198 | |
| • Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62378 / 62123 | |
| Elevation |
72–124 m (236–407 ft) (avg. 75 m or 246 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Gouves is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A farming village situated 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D56 and C5 roads, in the valley of the small river Gy.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 102 | 93 | 95 | 179 | 174 | 198 |
| 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 (and the fountain) of St.Maclou, dating from the nineteenth century.
- Traces of an old castle.
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gouves. |
- Website of the “Entente Gouvoise” (French)
- Gouves on the Quid website (French)
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