Hénin-sur-Cojeul

Hénin-sur-Cojeul
Hénin-sur-Cojeul
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Hénin-sur-Cojeul
Coordinates: 50°13′32″N 2°50′07″E / 50.2256°N 2.8353°ECoordinates: 50°13′32″N 2°50′07″E / 50.2256°N 2.8353°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Croisilles
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Sud Arrageois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Roussez
Area^1	6.81 km^2 (2.63 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	434
• Density	64/km^2 (170/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62428 / 62128
Elevation	63–106 m (207–348 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 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.

Hénin-sur-Cojeul is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A farming village situated 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D33 and the D5 roads.

Population

Historical population of Hénin-sur-Cojeul

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
Population	310	344	324	367	365	372	434
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 church of St.Vaast, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC cemetery
• The Crucifix CWGC cemetery
• Hénin-sur-Cojeul on the Quid website (French)