Tournehem-sur-la-Hem

Tournehem-sur-la-Hem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Tournehem-sur-la-Hem
Commune
Town fortifications
Coat of arms
Location of Tournehem-sur-la-Hem
Tournehem-sur-la-Hem
Tournehem-sur-la-Hem
Coordinates: 50°48′26″N 2°02′57″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonSaint-Omer
IntercommunalityPays de Saint-Omer
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean Paul Vasseur[1]
Area
1
18.14 km2 (7.00 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[2]
1,436
 • Density79/km2 (210/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.

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 of Tournehem-sur-la-Hem
Year1962196819751982199019992006
Population8318359651018106912191253
From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest
  • The church of Saint Médard, dating from the fifteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth century, now a historical monument.[3]
  • 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. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  3. Base Mérimée: PA00108434, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  • The ruins of the chapel
  • at Guémy


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