Gournay-sur-Aronde

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Daniel Forget^[1]Area14.71 km² (5.68 sq mi)Population537 • Density37/km² (95/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation47–127 m (154–417 ft)
(avg. 76 m or 249 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gournay-sur-Aronde (French pronunciation: [ɡuʁnɛ syʁ aʁɔ̃d]) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.

Gournay-sur-Aronde is best known for a Late Iron Age sanctuary that dates back to the 4th century BCE, and was burned and levelled at the end of the 1st century BCE. In the 4th century AD a Gallo-Roman temple was built on the site.

Gallery

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  Model of the Celtic sanctuary of Gournay-sur-Aronde, 4th century BC
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  Model and information panel, Archéosite d'Aubechies

See also

• Communes of the Oise department

References