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Tournehem-sur-la-Hem (West Flemish: Doornem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Geography

Tournehem-sur-la-Hem is located 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Saint-Omer, at the D217 and D218 road junction, on the banks of the river Hem.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 835—    
1975 965+2.09%
1982 1,018+0.77%
1990 1,069+0.61%
1999 1,219+1.47%
2007 1,270+0.51%
2012 1,423+2.30%
2017 1,436+0.18%
Source: INSEE[4]

Places of interest

  • The church of Saint Médard, dating from the fifteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth century, now a historical monument.[5]
  • The ruins of the 12th-century château which was destroyed in 1542.
  • The area also has some windmill's, such as the Moulin à vent Bacquet.
  • The eighteenth-century château at Guémy.
  • The church of Notre-Dame at Guémy, dating from the eighteenth century.
  • The ruins of the 13th-century chapel of Guémy on Saint Louis Mount, which has extensive views of the area

Transport

The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Tournehem-sur-la-Hem in 1881.[6] The railway was closed in 1955.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. ^ Base Mérimée: PA00108434, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  6. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, p. 31.
  7. ^ Farebrother & Farebrother 2008, pp. 281–82.

Sources

  • Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-679-5.

External links

  • The ruins of the chapel
    The ruins of the chapel
  • at Guémy
    at Guémy


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