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Couin
Administration Country France Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais Department Pas-de-Calais Arrondissement Arras Canton Pas-en-Artois Intercommunality Deux Sources Mayor Francis Savoye
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 90–159 m (300–522 ft)
(avg. 135 m/443 ft)Land area1 5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi) Population2 90 (1999) - Density 15 /km2 (39 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 62242/ 62760 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 50°07′50″N 2°33′09″E / 50.1305555556°N 2.5525°E
Couin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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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 Authie river.
Population
Historical population of Couin 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 59 90 91 79 71 90 From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. Places of interest
- The church of St.Pierre, dating from the seventeenth century.
- The eighteenth century chateau.
- Three Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.
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See also
References
External links
Categories:- Communes of Pas-de-Calais
- Arras arrondissement geography stubs
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