Couvin (; wa, Couvén) is a
city
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and
municipality
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The term ''municipality ...
of
Wallonia
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located in the
province of Namur,
Belgium
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.
On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 13,782 inhabitants. Couvin is the second largest municipality of Belgium by surface area, after
Tournai
Tournai or Tournay ( ; ; nl, Doornik ; pcd, Tornai; wa, Tornè ; la, Tornacum) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies southwest of Brussels on the river Scheldt. Tournai is part of Eu ...
. The total area is , giving a
population density
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of .
The municipality consists of the following
districts
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:
Aublain,
Boussu-en-Fagne,
Brûly,
Brûly-de-Pesche, Couvin,
Cul-des-Sarts,
Dailly,
Frasnes-lez-Couvin,
Gonrieux,
Mariembourg,
Pesche,
Petigny,
Petite-Chapelle, and
Presgaux.
Transport
Couvin railway station provides the town with a rail link direct to
Charleroi
Charleroi ( , , ; wa, Tchålerwè ) is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. By 1 January 2008, the total population of Charleroi was 201,593. . The line terminates here; the next station is
Mariembourg.
Tourism
There are a number of sites of interest to tourists in the municipality.
One end of the
Chemin de Fer à vapeur des Trois Vallées
Chemin or Le Chemin may refer to:
Arts and media
* ''Le chemin'' (Emmanuel Moire album), 2013 album by French singer Emmanuel Moire
* ''Le chemin'' (Kyo album), 2003 album by French band Kyo
** "Le Chemin" (song), title song from same-titled Kyo ...
heritage railway is at
Mariembourg. The ''Brasserie des Fagnes'' brewery is also situated there.
Caves in the area include the
Trou de l’Abîme and the
Neptune Caves.
Wolfsschlucht I, known locally as "Hitler's Bunker", is located at Brûly-de-Pesche. It was used as one of
Adolf Hitler
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's military headquarters during the
Battle of France
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.
See also
*
List of protected heritage sites in Couvin
References
External links
*
Official website
Cities in Wallonia
Municipalities of Namur (province)
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