Penin

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Penin
The chateau of Penin
The chateau of Penin
Coat of arms of Penin
Location of Penin
Penin is located in France
Penin
Penin
Penin is located in Hauts-de-France
Penin
Penin
Coordinates: 50°19′41″N 2°29′07″E / 50.3281°N 2.4853°E / 50.3281; 2.4853Coordinates: 50°19′41″N 2°29′07″E / 50.3281°N 2.4853°E / 50.3281; 2.4853
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementArras
CantonAvesnes-le-Comte
IntercommunalityCC Campagnes de l'Artois
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Thilliez[1]
Area
1
9.14 km2 (3.53 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
486
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62651 /62127
Elevation108–151 m (354–495 ft)
(avg. 133 m or 436 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Penin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography[edit]

Penin is situated 14 miles (23 km) west of Arras, at the junction of the D77 and D82 roads.

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968346—    
1975330−0.67%
1982333+0.13%
1990330−0.11%
1999356+0.85%
2007409+1.75%
2012452+2.02%
2017474+0.96%
Source: INSEE[3]

Places of interest[edit]

  • The church of St.Martin, dating from the eighteenth century.
  • The sixteenth-century chateau.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE