Tournehem-sur-la-Hem
Doornem
Town fortifications
Town fortifications
Coat of arms of Tournehem-sur-la-Hem
Location of Tournehem-sur-la-Hem
Tournehem-sur-la-Hem is located in France
Tournehem-sur-la-Hem
Tournehem-sur-la-Hem
Tournehem-sur-la-Hem is located in Hauts-de-France
Tournehem-sur-la-Hem
Tournehem-sur-la-Hem
Coordinates: 50°48′26″N 2°02′57″E / 50.8072°N 2.0492°E / 50.8072; 2.0492
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonSaint-Omer
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Jean Paul Vasseur[1]
Area
1
18.14 km2 (7.00 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
1,371
  Density76/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62827 /62890
Elevation22–174 m (72–571 ft)
(avg. 39 m or 128 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

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". 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)


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