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