Cuinchy
| Cuinchy | |
|---|---|
  Cuinchy | |
|
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Cuinchy | |
| Coordinates: 50°31′12″N 2°44′58″E / 50.52°N 2.7494°ECoordinates: 50°31′12″N 2°44′58″E / 50.52°N 2.7494°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Cambrin |
| Intercommunality | Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Dominique Delecourt |
| Area1 | 4.15 km2 (1.60 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 1,666 |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62262 / 62149 |
| Elevation |
19–35 m (62–115 ft) (avg. 21 m or 69 ft) |
|
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. | |
Cuinchy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
A farming village some 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Béthune and 20 miles (32.2 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D166 and the D166E3 roads, by the banks of the Canal-d’Aire.
History
During the First World War, Cuinchy was on the front line between German and Allied forces and severely damaged. After the war, the church of St. Pierre was rebuilt, as was most of the village. Cuinchy also was the site of sustained underground fighting between German and British tunneling units.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1340 | 1420 | 1538 | 1551 | 1646 | 1666 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||
Places of interest
- The rebuilt church of St.Pierre
- The war memorial
- Three Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries
See also
References
External links
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cuinchy. |
- The Guards’ cemetery, Windy Corner
- Woburn Abbey CWGC cemetery
- The CWGC graveyard in the communal cemetery
- Cuinchy on the Quid website (French)
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/6/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.