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

Houvin-Houvigneul
Commune
A road of Houvin-Houvigneul
Coat of arms
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
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Richard Skowron[1]
Area 1	8.66 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	238
• Density	27/km2 (71/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

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

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

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