Bonnières, Pas-de-Calais

Bonnières
Coat of arms
Bonnières
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Bonnières
Coordinates: 50°14′42″N 2°15′40″E / 50.245°N 2.2611°E / 50.245; 2.2611Coordinates: 50°14′42″N 2°15′40″E / 50.245°N 2.2611°E / 50.245; 2.2611
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Auxi-le-Château
Intercommunality	Région de Frévent
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Luc Fay
Area1	23.76 km2 (9.17 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	636
• Density	27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62154 / 62270
Elevation	54–154 m (177–505 ft) (avg. 152 m or 499 ft)
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.

Bonnières is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region in northern France.

Geography

A farming village located 26 miles (41 km) west of Arras at the junction of the D115 and D114 roads.

History

During World War II, Bonnières was subjected to heavy Allied bombing, as the Germans had built a launch site for their V1 rockets within the commune. The village was badly damaged, but not one missile was ever launched successfully

Population

Sights

• The church of St. Aubin, rebuilt in 1960 after the destruction of the village during World War II.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bonnières (Pas-de-Calais).

• Bonnières on the Quid website (French)