Montigny-en-Gohelle

commune in Pas-de-Calais, France
Place commune_of_france Q455249
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Summary

Montigny-en-Gohelle is a commune of France[1]. Montigny-en-Gohelle ranks in the top 0.97% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (165 views/month, #300 of 31,031).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Pas-de-Calais[4], canton of Montigny-en-Gohelle[5], arrondissement of Lens[6], Agglomeration community of Hénin-Carvin[7]
  • Country: France[8]
  • Shares border with: Courrières[9], Hénin-Beaumont[10], Billy-Montigny[11], Fouquières-lès-Lens[12]
  • Twinned administrative body: Stollberg[13], Tamási[14]
  • Postal code: 62640[15]
  • Commons category: Montigny-en-Gohelle[16]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[17], UTC+02:00[18]
  • Official website: http://www.mairie-montigny.fr[19]
  • Email address: mailto:montignyengohelle@mairie-montigny.fr[20]
  • Population: 10,227[21], 10,409[22], 10,249[23], 10,198[24], 10,315[25], 10,180[26], 10,086[27], 9870[28], 9667[29], 9743[30]
  • Office held by head of government: Mayor of Montigny-en-Gohelle[31]
  • Phone number: +33-3-21-79-30-80[32]
  • Capital of: canton of Montigny-en-Gohelle[33]
  • Official name: Montigny-en-Gohelle[34]
  • Female population: 5243[35]
  • Male population: 4955[36]
  • Elevation above sea level: 23 m[37], 42 m[38], 30 m[39]
  • Area: 3.5 km²[40]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Montigny-en-Gohelle[41]
  • Associated electoral district: canton of Hénin-Beaumont-1[42]
  • Located in the statistical territorial entity: Aire d'attraction de Lens - Liévin[43], Unité urbaine de Douai-Lens[44]

Why It Matters

Montigny-en-Gohelle has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] Montigny-en-Gohelle is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

FAQs

What awards did Montigny-en-Gohelle receive?

Honors received include Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr. pastel.diplomatie.gouv.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . lavoixdunord.fr. lavoixdunord.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . dataset of postal codes in France. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Populations légales 2016. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Populations légales 2017. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Populations légales 2018. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Populations légales 2019. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Populations légales 2020. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Populations légales 2021. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Populations de référence 2022. wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Populations de référence 2023. wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . Annuaire de service-public.fr. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. Retrieved . insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. wxs-telechargement.ign.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Q133878296. data.geopf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . répertoire géographique des communes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . Code officiel géographique. insee.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Male population → {'amount': '+4955'}
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+23'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+42'}, {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+30'}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Pas-de-Calais, canton of Montigny-en-Gohelle, arrondissement of Lens +1
    Female population → {'amount': '+5243'}
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