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Tournehem-sur-la-Hem ( vls, Doornem) is a
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of
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.


Geography

Tournehem-sur-la-Hem is located 10 miles (16 km) northwest of
Saint-Omer Saint-Omer (; vls, Sint-Omaars) is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in France. It is west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais, and is located in the Artois province. The town is named after Saint Audoma ...
, at the D217 and D218 road junction, on the banks of the river Hem.


Population


Places of interest

* The church of Saint Médard, dating from the fifteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth century, now a
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. * The ruins of the 12th-century château which was destroyed in 1542. * The area also has some
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'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

* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department


References


External links


Regional Tourist Office website
Image:Guemy-Stlouis4.jpg, The ruins of the chapel Image:Guemy-Stlouis1.jpg, at Guémy Tournehemsurlahem {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub