Noyelles-Godault

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Gérard Bizet^[1]Area5.45 km² (2.10 sq mi)Population5,906 • Density1,100/km² (2,800/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation22–50 m (72–164 ft)
(avg. 35 m or 115 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Noyelles-Godault (French pronunciation: [nwajɛl ɡɔdo]; Picard: Nöyel-Godault) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

Noyelles-Godault is a former coal mining town, nowadays a light industrial and commercial town, 10 miles (16 km) east of Lens, at the junction of the A21 autoroute and A1 autoroute.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,551	—
1975	5,050	−1.34%
1982	5,474	+1.16%
1990	5,655	+0.41%
1999	5,539	−0.23%
2007	5,186	−0.82%
2012	5,117	−0.27%
2017	5,973	+3.14%
Source: INSEE[4]

Notable people

• Maurice Thorez, politician, was born here in 1900.

Places of interest

• The church of St.Martin, rebuilt along with most of the town, after the First World War.
• One of the most important commercial zone of the region which surrounds the Auchan mall.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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