Noyelles-Godault

Noyelles-Godault
Commune
The town hall of Noyelles-Godault
Coat of arms
Location of Noyelles-Godault
Noyelles-Godault Location within France Noyelles-Godault Location within Hauts-de-France
Coordinates: 50°25′15″N 2°59′41″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Hénin-Beaumont-2
Intercommunality	CA Hénin-Carvin
Government
• Mayor (2023–2026)	Valérie Biegalski
Area 1	5.45 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	5,994
• Density	1,100/km2 (2,850/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62624 /62950
Elevation	22–50 m (72–164 ft) (avg. 35 m or 115 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Noyelles-Godault (French pronunciation: [nwajɛl ɡɔdo]; Picard: Nöyel-Godault) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France 10 miles (16 km) east of Lens.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,551	—
1975	5,050	−1.34%
1982	5,474	+1.16%
1990	5,655	+0.41%
1999	5,539	−0.23%
2007	5,186	−0.82%
2012	5,117	−0.27%
2017	5,973	+3.14%
2023	5,994	+0.06%
Source: INSEE

Notable people

• Maurice Thorez, politician, was born there in 1900.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• Official town website (in French)
• Website of the agglomération d'Hénin-Carvin (in French)