• Source: Tournehem-sur-la-Hem

      • Tournehem-sur-la-Hem (West Flemish: Doornem) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.


      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




      Places of interest


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


      Transport


      The Chemin de fer d'Anvin à Calais opened a railway station at Tournehem-sur-la-Hem in 1881. The railway was closed in 1955.


      See also


      Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department


      References




      = Sources

      =
      Farebrother, Martin J B; Farebrother, Joan S (2008). Tortillards of Artois. Usk: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-679-5.


      External links



      Regional Tourist Office website (in French)

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