Hersin-Coupigny (; pcd, Hérsin-Coupigny) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Pas-de-Calais department in the
Hauts-de-France region of
France
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.
INSEE commune file
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Geography
A farming town situated some west of Lens
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, at the junction of the D301 and the D65 roads.
Population
Places of interest
* The eighteenth-century château de Coupigny
* Ruins of an old windmill
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.
* The church of St.Martin, dating from the sixteenth century.
* The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations m ...
cemetery.
See also
* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
External links
The CWGC cemetery
Hersincoupigny
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