Couin (French pronunciation: ​[kwɛ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]

Couin
Commune
The church of Couin
Coat of arms
Location of Couin
Couin Show map of France Couin Show map of Hauts-de-France
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[1]
Area 1	5.82 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	96
• Density	16/km2 (43/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.

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

Places of interest

• The church of St.Pierre, dating from the seventeenth century.
• The eighteenth-century chateau.
• Three Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

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See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Couin.

• The CWGC cemeteries
• Château de Couin website

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