Tournehem-sur-la-Hem ( vls, Doornem) is a
commune
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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
France
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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
historical monument
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.
* The ruins of the 12th-century château which was destroyed in 1542.
* The area also has some
windmill
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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
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