Bonnières, Pas-de-Calais

Bonnières
Coat of arms of Bonnières Coat of arms
Bonnières
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Bonnières
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
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)
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 Nord-Pas-de-Calais 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

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	752	—
1968	765	+1.7%
1975	708	−7.5%
1982	677	−4.4%
1990	646	−4.6%
1999	607	−6.0%
2009	636	+4.8%

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

• Bonnières on the Quid website (French)