Couin | |
|---|---|
 The church of Couin | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Couin | |
  Couin  Couin | |
| Coordinates: 50°07′50″N 2°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 | 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) |
| 1 French 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 a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
Geography
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 river Authie.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- The church of St.Pierre, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The eighteenth-century chateau.
- Three Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.
The chateau, built in 1748 by Philippe de Landas, Count of Louvignies
.
Part of the church
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Couin.
- The CWGC cemeteries
- Château de Couin website Archived 25 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine
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