Hersin-Coupigny Explained

Hersin-Coupigny
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Hersin-Coupigny.svg
Arrondissement:	Béthune
Canton:	Nœux-les-Mines
Insee:	62443
Postal Code:	62530
Mayor:	Jean-Marie Caramiaux^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Coordinates:	50.4469°N 2.6489°W
Elevation M:	82
Elevation Min M:	46
Elevation Max M:	186
Area Km2:	12.02

Hersin-Coupigny (in French pronounced as /ɛʁsɛ̃ kupiɲi/; Hérsin-Coupigny) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

A farming town situated some 6miles west of Lens, at the junction of the D301 and the D65 roads.

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

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. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62443-hersin-coupigny INSEE commune file