Hénu Explained

Hénu
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Hénu.svg
Arrondissement:	Arras
Canton:	Avesnes-le-Comte
Insee:	62430
Postal Code:	62760
Mayor:	Jean-Paul Hemery^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CC Campagnes de l'Artois
Coordinates:	50.155°N 2.5256°W
Elevation M:	152
Elevation Min M:	104
Elevation Max M:	162
Area Km2:	4.38

Hénu (in French pronounced as /eny/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

A small farming village situated 18miles southwest of Arras, on the D6 road.

Places of interest

• The eighteenth-century chateau built by the de Coupigny family in 1745. It was seized during the French Revolution and used as a chicory factory.
• The church of St. Nicholas, dating from the eighteenth century.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• The CWGC cemetery

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 9 August 2021. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62430-henu INSEE commune file