Gannes

For the town in Grenada, see Bois de Gannes. For the beetle, see Gannes (genus).

Gannes
Commune
Church of Saint Denis
Location of Gannes
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Coordinates: 49°34′11″N 2°25′21″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Oise
Arrondissement	Clermont
Canton	Saint-Just-en-Chaussée
Intercommunality	Plateau Picard
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Olivier De Beule[1]
Area ^1	8.56 km^2 (3.31 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	346
• Density	40/km^2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	60268 /60120
Elevation	104–144 m (341–472 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gannes (French pronunciation: [ɡan]) is a commune in the Oise department in northern France. It is around 35 km south of Amiens and 80 km north of Paris.

It was the site of an air crash in the Second World War. In the early hours of 18 June 1944, Avro Lancaster HK559 of 115 Squadron RAF was shot down near the station on the eastern edge of Gannes, killing all seven crew, who were buried in the village cemetery. On 21 June 2009, just after the 65th anniversary of the event, a permanent memorial stone was unveiled near the site of the crash.

The rail station Gare de Gannes is located in Gannes.

See also

• Communes of the Oise department

References

• Loss of Lancaster HK559
• Memorial stone

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.