Metz-en-Couture
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Arras |
| Canton | Bertincourt |
| Intercommunality | Canton of Bertincourt |
| Mayor | Patrick Machut (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 90–134 m (300–440 ft) (avg. 136 m or 446 ft) |
| Land area1 | 10.73 km2 (4.14 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 637 (2006) |
| - Density | 59 /km2 (150 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62572/ 62124 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 50°04′06″N 3°03′52″E / 50.0683°N 3.0644°E
Metz-en-Couture is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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Geography [edit]
Metz-en-Couture is situated 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D7 and the D17 roads.
Population [edit]
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| 634 | 714 | 647 | 575 | 605 | 602 | 637 |
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Places of interest [edit]
- The church of St.Nicholas, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
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External links [edit]
- The CWGC cemetery
- Metz-en-Couture on the Quid website (French)
- Metz-en-Couture official website (French)
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