Hénu

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Hénu
The chateau
The chateau
Coat of arms of Hénu
Location of Hénu
Hénu is located in France
Hénu
Hénu
Coordinates: 50°09′18″N 2°31′32″E / 50.155°N 2.5256°E / 50.155; 2.5256Coordinates: 50°09′18″N 2°31′32″E / 50.155°N 2.5256°E / 50.155; 2.5256
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonAvesnes-le-Comte
IntercommunalityCC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Paul Hemery[1]
Area
1
4.38 km2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
165
 • Density38/km2 (98/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62430 /62760
Elevation104–162 m (341–531 ft)
(avg. 152 m or 499 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hénu is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[]

A small farming village situated 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Arras, on the D6 road.

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 178—    
1975 147−2.70%
1982 127−2.07%
1990 143+1.49%
1999 152+0.68%
2007 162+0.80%
2012 162+0.00%
2017 164+0.25%
Source: INSEE[3]

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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