Hénu

Hénu
The chateau
Coat of arms
Hénu
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Hénu
Coordinates: 50°09′18″N 2°31′32″E / 50.155°N 2.5256°ECoordinates: 50°09′18″N 2°31′32″E / 50.155°N 2.5256°E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Pas-en-Artois
Intercommunality	Deux Sources
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Sebastien Desbureaux
Area^1	4.38 km^2 (1.69 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	161
• Density	37/km^2 (95/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62430 / 62760
Elevation	104–162 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. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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 of Hénu

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	154	178	147	127	143	152	161
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 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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC cemetery
• Hénu on the Quid website (French)