Couin

Couin
Commune
The church of Couin
Coat of arms
Location of Couin
Couin Couin
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 (2020–2026)	Vincent Lacroix
Area 1	5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	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.

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

Historical 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

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

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• The CWGC cemeteries
• Château de Couin website Archived 25 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine