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Gonnelieu
Sign in to saveGonnelieu () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
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It is catalogued under the topic Communes of Nord (French department).
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Place details
- Locality
- Gonnelieu
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 272
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Gonnelieu
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Gonnelieu.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church in Gonnelieu
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason de la ville de Gonnelieu (59) nord-france.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Cambrai
- French commune.canton
- Le Cateau-Cambrésis
- French commune.INSEE
- 59267
- French commune.postal code
- 59231
- French commune.mayor
- Karine Morelle
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Cambrai
- French commune.elevation min m
- 89
- French commune.elevation max m
- 137
- French commune.area km2
- 4.97
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Gonnelieu
- Demonym
- Gannelons
- Population
- 279
- Area
- 4.97
- Elevation
- 125
- Image
- Gonnelieu.jpg
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- Commons category
- Gonnelieu
- postal code
- 59231
- male population
- 156
- female population
- 153
- P8168
- Tado Festival
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-27-82-81-02
- fax number
- +33-3-27-82-81-02
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Encyclopedic overview
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- History
- Heraldry
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- References
Gonnelieu () is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
== History == During World War I, the town was captured by the German Empire during the Battle of Cambrai in 1917. The action is also very important to the subsequent history of modern Welsh-language literature, as the iconic poet Saunders Lewis was severely wounded in action at Gonnelieu while serving as a Lieutenant in the South Wales Borderers. Lt. Lewis needed more than a year to recover from his injuries, and never returned to active service, but dated his own drift towards Welsh nationalism and his decision to write primarily in Welsh rather than in English from his combat experiences in the war.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gonnelieu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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