Hersin-Coupigny

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

(2020–2026) Jean-Marie Caramiaux^[1]Area12.02 km² (4.64 sq mi)Population6,147 • Density510/km² (1,300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation46–186 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.

Hersin-Coupigny (French pronunciation: [ɛʁsɛ̃ kupiɲi]; Picard: Hérsin-Coupigny) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	7,980	—
1975	7,500	−0.88%
1982	7,015	−0.95%
1990	6,679	−0.61%
1999	6,498	−0.30%
2007	6,310	−0.37%
2012	6,118	−0.62%
2017	6,245	+0.41%
Source: INSEE[4]

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

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