Houvin-Houvigneul
Houvin-Houvigneul is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
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Location of Houvin-Houvigneul 
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| Coordinates: 50°17′55″N 2°23′07″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Avesnes-le-Comte |
| Intercommunality | CC Campagnes de l'Artois |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | René Delbée |
| Area 1 | 8.66 km2 (3.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 232 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62459 /62270 |
| Elevation | 108–148 m (354–486 ft) (avg. 143 m or 469 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 farming village situated 20 miles (32 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D54 and the D23 roads. The commune was created in 1856 by merging Houvin and Houvigneul.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Population | 298 | 315 | 266 | 245 | 221 | 201 | 228 |
| 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.Killen, dating from the fifteenth century.
- A ruined 15th century tower.
- The chapel at Houvin, dating from the seventeenth century.
- A seventeenth century farmhouse
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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