Hersin-Coupigny

French commune
name= Hersin-Coupigny
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton= Sains-en-Gohelle
insee=62443
cp=62530
maire=Jean-Marie Caramiaux
mandat= 2008-2014
intercomm=Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois
longitude=2.64888888889
latitude=50.4469444444
alt moy=82 m
alt mini=46 m
alt maxi=186 m
hectares=1202
km²=12,02
sans=6544
date-sans=2004
dens=546|

Hersin-Coupigny is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais "département" in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming town situated some convert|6|mi|km|1 west of Lens, at the junction of the D301 and the D65 roads.

Population

Places of interest

* The 18th century château de Coupigny
* Ruins of an old windmill.
* The church of St.Martin, dating from the 16th century.
* The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

*Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

* [http://www.cwgc.org/search/cemetery_details.aspx?cemetery=18002&mode=1 The CWGC cemetery]
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26933&req=Hersin-Coupigny Hersin-Coupigny on the Quid website] fr

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on August 3rd 2008."