Hersin-Coupigny

Hersin-Coupigny
Commune
The town hall and festival hall of Hersin-Coupigny
Coat of arms
Hersin-Coupigny Location within Hauts-de-France region Hersin-Coupigny
Coordinates: 50°26′49″N 2°38′56″E / 50.4469°N 2.6489°E / 50.4469; 2.6489Coordinates: 50°26′49″N 2°38′56″E / 50.4469°N 2.6489°E / 50.4469; 2.6489
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Nœux-les-Mines
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Marie Caramiaux
Area1	12.02 km2 (4.64 sq mi)
Population (2006)2	6,336
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62443 /62530
Elevation	46–186 m (151–610 ft) (avg. 82 m or 269 ft)
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.

Hersin-Coupigny is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

A farming town situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Lens, at the junction of the D301 and the D65 roads.

Population

Places of interest

• The eighteenth-century château de Coupigny
• Ruins of an old windmill.
• The church of St.Martin, dating from the sixteenth century.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hersin-Coupigny.

• The CWGC cemetery
• Hersin-Coupigny on the Quid website (in French)