Hénu

Commune in Hauts-de-France, France

Coat of arms

Location of Hénu

(2020–2026) Jean-Paul Hemery^[1]Area

4.38 km² (1.69 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

156 • Density36/km² (92/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

62430 /62760

Elevation104–162 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.

Hénu (French pronunciation: [eny]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Geography

A small farming village situated 18 miles (29 km) southwest of Arras, on the D6 road.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	178	—
1975	147	−2.70%
1982	127	−2.07%
1990	143	+1.49%
1999	152	+0.68%
2007	162	+0.80%
2012	162	+0.00%
2017	164	+0.25%
Source: INSEE^[4]

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.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE