Couin
Couin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Couin | |
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 The church of Couin | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Couin 
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| Coordinates: 50°07′50″N 2°33′09″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 (2008–2014) | Francis Savoye |
| Area 1 | 5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 113 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/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. | |
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
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 59 | 90 | 91 | 79 | 71 | 90 |
| From the year 1962 on: No 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.
The chateau, built in 1748 by Philippe de Landas, Count of Louvignies
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Part of the church
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