Hénu
Hénu is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Hénu | |
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 The chateau | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Hénu 
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| Coordinates: 50°09′18″N 2°31′32″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) | Sebastien Desbureaux |
| Area 1 | 4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 164 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (97/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62430 /62760 |
| Elevation | 104–162 m (341–531 ft) (avg. 152 m or 499 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 situated 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Arras, on the D6 road.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 154 | 178 | 147 | 127 | 143 | 152 | 161 |
| 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 eighteenth-century chateau built by the de Coupigny family in 1745. It was seized during the French Revolution and used as a chicory factory.
- The church of St. Nicholas, dating from the eighteenth century.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
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