Givenchy-en-Gohelle
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Givenchy-en-Gohelle
|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Givenchy-en-Gohelle (Pas-de-Calais).svg
|image = Givenchy-en-Gohelle église2.jpg
|caption = 17th century Église Saint-Martin
|commune status = Commune
|arrondissement = Lens
|canton = Liévin
|INSEE = 62371
|postal code = 62580
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Lens-Liévin
|coordinates = {{coord|50.3936|2.7731|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 97
|elevation min m = 48
|elevation max m = 148
|area km2 = 5.95
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Givenchy-en-Gohelle ({{IPA|fr|ʒivɑ̃ʃi ɑ̃ ɡɔɛl}}, {{lit|Givenchy in Gohelle}}; {{langx|pcd|Givinchy-in-Gohelle}}) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62371-givenchy-en-gohelle INSEE commune file] The village was destroyed during World War I but was rebuilt after the war.{{cite web|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/french-village-decked-out-in-canadiana-to-mark-vimy-ridge-centennial-1.3356814|title=French village decked out in Canadiana to mark Vimy Ridge centennial|date=5 April 2017}}
Geography
Givenchy-en-Gohelle is a large farming village situated {{Convert|6|mi|km}} north of Arras, at the junction of the D51 and the D55 roads. Its neighboring communes are Souchez to the west, Angres to the northwest, Liévin to the north, Avion to the east and Vimy 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 grapes (chardonnay and pinot gris). The first grape harvest took place in 2000.
First World War
During the First World War, Givenchy-en-Gohelle was on the front line between German and Allied forces during the battles of Arras and was severely damaged, particularly during the Battle of Vimy Ridge in 1917. For much of the First World War, the village also was the site of sustained underground fighting between German and British tunneling units. Givenchy-en-Gohelle was taken by the 2nd Canadian Division on 13 April 1917. Over 150 war casualties (1914–1918) are commemorated at the Canadian cemetery here and 109 from the Battle of Vimy Ridge are buried here.{{cite web|url=http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/remembrance/memorials/overseas/first-world-war/france/givenchy|title=Givenchy-en-Gohelle Canadian Cemetery - Memorials In France - First World War Memorials Overseas - Memorials Overseas - Memorials - Remembrance - Veterans Affairs Canada|first=Veterans Affairs|last=Canada|date=26 January 2024 }}
The centennial commemoration of the Battle of Vimy Ridge was held at the Canadian National Vimy Memorial near the village on 9 April 2017.{{cite web| url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-39541940| title=Vimy Ridge: Royals commemorate defining WW1 battle| date=9 April 2017| publisher=BBC| access-date=9 April 2017}} Estimates before the event indicated that up to 30,000 would attend.{{citation|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/03/31/toronto-photographer-commemorates-vimy-100th.html|title=Toronto photographer to open exhibition to commemorate battle of Vimy Ridge|date=31 March 2017|publisher=Toronto Star|first=Alicja|last=Siekierska|access-date=1 April 2017}}
By early April 2017, the village had been decorated with 500 Canadian flags.{{cite web|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/3362739/givenchy-en-gohelle-canadian-flags-vimy-ridge/|title=French town plastered with over 500 Canadian flags for Vimy Ridge anniversary}}
Population
{{Historical populations
| source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62371#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
| percentages = pagr
| align = none
|1968 |1555
|1975 |1627
|1982 |1755
|1990 |1973
|1999 |2051
|2007 |2093
|2012 |2024
|2017 |1947
}}
Places of interest
- The Canadian National Vimy Memorial to commemorate First World War Canadian dead and missing, presumed dead, in France.{{cite web |url=http://www.greatwar.co.uk/french-flanders-artois/memorial-canadian-national-vimy-memorial.htm |title=Canadian National Vimy Memorial, France |author= |date=2015 |website=The Great War UK |access-date=31 March 2017 |quote=The ridge runs in a direction from Givenchy-en-Gohelle in the north-west to Farbus in the south-east.}}
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission Canadian memorial and cemeteries.
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Givenchy-en-Gohelle}}
- [http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/2027290 The CWGC burials in the churchyard]
- [http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/62201 The CWGC cemetery at Souchez]
- [http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/62201 The Vimy Memorial on the CWGC site]
- [http://confrerie.givenchy.free.fr/ The local winegrowers' website] {{in lang|fr}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060212051830/http://www.mairie-de-givenchy.com/ Official commune website] {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://www.agglo-lenslievin.fr Regional website] {{in lang|fr}}
Gallery
Givenchy-en-Gohelle_Mairie_R01.jpg|Town hall
Givenchy-en-Gohelle_Eglise_R03.jpg|Saint-Martin church
Givenchy-en-Gohelle_Monument_aux_Morts_R01.jpg|War memorial
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