Couin
Appearance
Couin | |
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![]() The church of Couin | |
Coordinates:50°07′50″N2°33′09″E/ 50.1306°N 2.5525°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Arras |
Canton | Avesnes-le-Comte |
Intercommunality | CC Campagnes de l'Artois |
Government | |
• Mayor(2020–2026) | Vincent Lacroix[1] |
Area 1 | 5.82 km2(2.25 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 84 |
• Density | 14/km2(37/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00(CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 62242/62760 |
Elevation | 90–159 m (295–522 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft) |
1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Couin(French pronunciation:[kwɛ̃]) is acommunein thePas-de-Calaisdepartmentin theHauts-de-Franceregion ofFrance.[3]
Geography
[edit]A small farming village located 16 miles (25 km) southwest of Arras at the junction of the D25 and D2 roads, by the banks of the riverAuthie.
Population
[edit]Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 90 | — |
1975 | 91 | +0.16% |
1982 | 79 | −2.00% |
1990 | 71 | −1.33% |
1999 | 90 | +2.67% |
2007 | 129 | +4.60% |
2012 | 100 | −4.97% |
2017 | 113 | +2.47% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
Places of interest
[edit]- The church of St.Pierre, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The eighteenth-century chateau.
- ThreeCommonwealth War Graves Commissioncemeteries.
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Facade01.jpg/220px-Facade01.jpg)
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![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3a/Tribune.jpg/220px-Tribune.jpg)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Répertoire national des élus: les maires".data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises(in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^"Populations légales 2021"(in French).The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies.28 December 2023.
- ^INSEE commune file
- ^Population en historique depuis 1968,INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related toCouin.
- The CWGC cemeteries
- Château de Couin websiteArchived25 July 2015 at theWayback Machine