Metz-en-Couture

Metz-en-Couture
Metz-en-Couture
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Metz-en-Couture
Coordinates: 50°04′06″N 3°03′52″E / 50.0683°N 3.0644°ECoordinates: 50°04′06″N 3°03′52″E / 50.0683°N 3.0644°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bertincourt
Intercommunality	Canton of Bertincourt
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Patrick Machut
Area^1	10.73 km^2 (4.14 sq mi)
Population (2006)^2	637
• Density	59/km^2 (150/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62572 / 62124
Elevation	90–134 m (295–440 ft) (avg. 136 m or 446 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.

Metz-en-Couture is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

Metz-en-Couture is situated 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D7 and the D17 roads.

Population

Population history

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
634	714	647	575	605	602	637
Census count starting from 1962: Population without duplicates

Places of interest

• The church of St.Nicholas, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWGC cemetery
• Metz-en-Couture on the Quid website (French)
• Metz-en-Couture official website (French)