Tournehem-sur-la-Hem

Tournehem-sur-la-Hem

Tournehem-sur-la-Hem

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

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]

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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

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