Penin

Penin
Commune
The chateau of Penin

Coat of arms
Penin
Location within Hauts-de-France region
Penin
Coordinates: 50°19′41″N 2°29′07″E / 50.3281°N 2.4853°E / 50.3281; 2.4853Coordinates: 50°19′41″N 2°29′07″E / 50.3281°N 2.4853°E / 50.3281; 2.4853
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) Jean-Marie Lavigne
Area1 9.14 km2 (3.53 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 404
 • Density 44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 62651 /62127
Elevation 108–151 m (354–495 ft)
(avg. 133 m or 436 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.

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

Geography

Penin is situated 14 miles (23 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D77 and D82 roads.

Population

Population history
1962196819751982199019992006
321346330333330356404
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the eighteenth century.
  • The sixteenth-century chateau.

See also

References


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