Loos-en-Gohelle, France

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Loos-en-Gohelle, France is a commune in northern France’s former coal-mining region of Pas-de-Calais, historically notable as a major World War I battlefield site.

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Loos-en-Gohelle, France canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France
administrativeStatus commune
country France
countryCode FR
countrySubdivision Hauts-de-France
Pas-de-Calais
department Pas-de-Calais
economicTransition post-mining redevelopment
formerIndustry coal mining
geographicFeature flat former mining plain
hasCemetery Commonwealth War Graves cemeteries
hasCharacteristic post-industrial landscape
slag heaps dominating skyline
hasEnvironmentalPolicy eco-transition initiatives
hasFeature former mine shafts
memorial sites
war cemeteries
hasHeritage World War I memorials
coal mining landscape
hasINSEECode 62528
hasLandmark Canadian National Vimy Memorial vicinity
Loos-en-Gohelle slag heaps
Notre-Dame-de-la-Madeleine church (Loos-en-Gohelle)
hasMemorial Dud Corner Cemetery and Memorial vicinity
hasNearbyBattlefield Loos battlefield
hasPostalCode 62750
hasReputation model of sustainable development in former mining areas
hasTransport road links to Lens
historicalEvent Battle of Loos (1915)
linked to: Battle of Loos
historicalPeriod World War I
historicalRegion Artois
languageUsed French
locatedIn Arrondissement of Lens
Canton of Lens
linked to: canton of Lens

Hauts-de-France
Pas-de-Calais
northern France
locatedNear Lens, Pas-de-Calais
Liévin
Loos, Nord
notableFor Battle of Loos
World War I battlefield
partOf Lens-Liévin urban area
former coal-mining region of Pas-de-Calais
region Hauts-de-France
timeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time

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Battle of Loos location Loos-en-Gohelle, France
Battle of Hill 70 memorialLocation Loos-en-Gohelle, France