Lapugnoy
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Lapugnoy
|commune status = Commune
|image = Lapugnoy-6752.JPG
|caption = A general view of Lapugnoy
|image coat of arms = Blason Lapugnoy.svg
|arrondissement = Béthune
|canton = Béthune
|INSEE = 62489
|postal code = 62122
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
|coordinates = {{coord|50.5172|2.5411|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 37
|elevation min m = 24
|elevation max m = 93
|area km2 = 8.61
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Lapugnoy ({{IPA|fr|lapyɲwa}}) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/62489-lapugnoy INSEE commune file]
Geography
A small farming and forestry town, situated some {{convert|5|mi|km}} west of Béthune and {{convert|33|mi|km}} southwest of Lille, on the D70 road, by the banks of the Clarence and traversed by the A26 autoroute..
Population
{{Historical populations
|source = INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-62489#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|percentages = pagr
|align = none
|1968 |2645
|1975 |3259
|1982 |3375
|1990 |3426
|1999 |3310
|2007 |3289
|2012 |3379
|2017 |3459
}}
Places of interest
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
- The church of St. Vaast, dating from the nineteenth century.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Lapugnoy}}
- [http://www.ville-lapugnoy.fr Official website of Lapugnoy]
- [http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/5501 The CWGC cemetery]
{{Pas-de-Calais communes}}
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Category:Communes of Pas-de-Calais
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