Loos-en-Gohelle (, ) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
It is a former coal mining town, three miles northwest of the centre of Lens. The two largest (184 m & 182 m) spoil heaps in Europe are in Loos-en-Gohelle, those of pits 11 and 19, and are visible for miles around. They are part of the mines of the Nord-Pas de Calais region that have become the 38th French site on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites as "a living and changing landscape".
Population
See also
- Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
External links
- Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin
- The Battle of Loos website
- The CWGC British cemetery
- The CWGC Dud Corner British cemetery