- Etymology:
- According to the topographical dictionary of Pas-de-Calais, here older spellings of Sains-en-Gohelle: Breasts: 1190 - Sains 1226 - Villa de Sanctis: 1274 - Sains-en-Gohelle: 1789.
- The village is known in the 11th century. In 1190 Pope Eugene 3 confirms Abbey Lobbes possession Sains William de Sanctis. This word is expressed in Latin by Sanctum Sanctis, Villa de Sanctis. How to use this name in old titles allows us to state that the origin comes from pilgrimages that are made in honor of certain saints whose relics were deposited there. This etymology is preferable to that which the names of all the towns of Pas-de-Calais (Sains-les-Pernes, Sains-les-Fressins come, The Marquion, Sains-en-Gohelle, with the exception of Sains-les-Hautecloque which takes its name from Senones Celtic tribe came to settle in this village) of Celtic Sin (Wood Forest). Besides, it is the opinion of Mr. DAUZAT based on the generally accepted. According to Godfrey (dictionary of the old 1385 French).
- Gauhière: Gauharia 1154; Goiele 1230 Gauhère 1246; Gauhièra 1257; Gohiele 1273; Goeria 1300; Gohelle 1378. The Gohelle (denoting a thicket), would be an area covered with thickets. This is a perfectly defensible opinion.
- The Lordship
- During the 12th century Gerard Sains feudal lord who participated in the Crusades Lord Carency, was succeeded: Alléaume Sains 1218, Robert Sains 1250; Jéhan Sains 1283 Tassart Sains 1292, Irene Sains 1383; Wallerand Sains 1385.
- In 1400 the land passed to the illustrious family of De Bailleul St Polois, the Bernemicourt, the Baudelet and finally in 1700 to the Bacon family he is still living in a downward Touraine. This family was related to Du Hays, of the Francqueville, the Blondel d'Aubert, the Sergeant Bayenghem etc ... The Bacons were arrested as suspects in 1791 on the withdrawal of conventional Duquesnoy Bouvigny which, as we know, was killed in the fall of Robespierre. The Bacons lives were saved at the death of their enemies, the most bitter in their loss (9 Thermidor - year 2).
- Behin The abbot, who was to become member of Hersin cumulative cure Sains with the latter Commune. In 1828, Bacon, Mayor, wife the Countess Blondel Aubert amid a veritable garden of noble Pas-de-Calais. In 1848, their son Hugh, Lieutenant of the Royal Guard falls victim days of barricades in Paris. After the crushing of the uprising, his body was brought with great pomp in the presence of all the notables of the department. It now rests in the Communal Cemetery. The last Bacon died at Pau in 1912. His wife was born in Zillof Stenbourg died at Lille in 1923, without issue. Their property was acquired by the company Bethune.
- Customs: Healthy, located in the province of Artois, depended Castle Lens. Customs Artois approved by Charles V in 1540 applied to Healthy subject to 6 items custom Lens.
- Plaids: In the 18th century, they stood at White Ditch. Background Healthy.
- Wars:
- Healthy does not seem to have suffered from the 100 years war. Chronicle Bresin 1880 lists Artois devastated villages in 1472-1475, Healthy is not there.
- In 1475 De Longueval who held a fief in Sains, request that it be exempt from tax because of destruction of their property by the troops at war. At that time most of the villages of Artois were burned and destroyed. The people taken prisoners, cattle removed and their property. The county has long been uninhabited.
- Journal of grievances: The specifications of Sains and Bouvigny were never found. These two areas depended on the secondary bailiwick of Lens. It would have been interesting to know the opinion of the inhabitants of Sains, certainly influenced by neighboring conventional and Father behin, pastor and member of Hersin.
- Population:
- Healthy included: from the archives 22 fires (homes) is about 100 inhabitants in 1414 and 21 lights (about 95 people) in 1469 (after André Bocquet, Research on the rural population of Artois and Boulonnais for Burgundian period: 1384-1477, Arras, departmental Historic Monuments Commission, 1969).
- 250 inhabitants in 1789, 800 inhabitants in 1860 (opening of mines Noeux-les-Mines) 1000 inhabitants in 1890, 3 700 inhabitants in 1905, 3 300 inhabitants in 1914, 3917 inhabitants in 1936, 4097 inhabitants in 1946, 4518 inhabitants in 1954, 5200 inhabitants in 1957, 5248 inhabitants in 1962, 5,430 in 1968, 6,031 inhabitants in 1995. In 1999, the population extends to 6084 people.
- Area: Healthy has an area of 554 ha and consists of 18 km of 500 channels.
- The extension: in 1750 there were only Sains houses the End of Upstream. In 1800, in addition to some small houses of Sains in 1860 new construction all along the Rue Nationale and the Rue de la Mairie, around the Eiffel Tower. From 1900, construction of the city 10 and many business houses (National Street, Prince Backgrounds village of Sains). In 1925, construction of the new city. 1958 cited Beaver, HLM, and many private houses.
- War 1914 - 1918: Healthy, located a few kilometers from Notre-Dame de Lorette, had much to suffer incessant bombing. It deplored many civilian casualties and devastation over. Nearly 300 of the children fell into the field of Honour. The cemeteries of the town testify to the violence of the fighting.
- Occupation 1939 - 1944: His wounds barely healed, the 1939 war was declared. The town can boast of never having worked and all, according to their means, resisted the occupation. Bombed twice in May 1940 (the hall was destroyed in August 1943) Healthy laments the disappearance of several soldiers, innocent victims and the slow death of a few dozen of his best resistance fighters in Dachau and other camps.
- Monuments:
- The Church of St. Vaast (sixteenth century) word: the Virgin.
- The Dovecote (eighteenth century).
