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)  Cuinchy ) Cuinchy | |
| Coordinates: 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 | Douvrin |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Dominique Delecourt |
| Area 1 | 4.15 km2 (1.60 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan. 2017)[1] | 1,741 |
| • Density | 420/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| 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. | |
Cuinchy [kɥɛ̃ʃi] 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
The village was the source of the de Quincy family, who played a major part in the history of medieval England and Scotland.[2]
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 tunnelling units.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 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
- ^ "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- ^ Oram, Richard D. (22 September 2005), "Quincy, Saer de, earl of Winchester (d. 1219)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/22967
External links
- The Guards’ cemetery, Windy Corner
- Woburn Abbey CWGC cemetery
- The CWGC graveyard in the communal cemetery