- Metz-en-Couture
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Metz-en-Couture
Administration Country France Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais Department Pas-de-Calais Arrondissement Arras Canton Bertincourt Intercommunality Canton of Bertincourt Mayor Patrick Machut
(2008–2014)Statistics Elevation 90–134 m (300–440 ft)
(avg. 136 m/446 ft)Land area1 10.73 km2 (4.14 sq mi) Population2 637 (2006) - Density 59 /km2 (150 /sq mi) INSEE/Postal code 62572/ 62124 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. Coordinates: 50°04′06″N 3°03′52″E / 50.0683333333°N 3.06444444444°E
Metz-en-Couture is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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Geography
Metz-en-Couture is situated 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D7 and the D17 roads.
Population
Population history 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 634 714 647 575 605 602 637 Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates Places of interest
- The church of St.Nicholas, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
See also
References
External links
Categories:- Communes of Pas-de-Calais
- Arras arrondissement geography stubs
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