Lapugnoy
Commune in Hauts-de-France, France
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Lapugnoy (French pronunciation: [lapyɲwa]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[3]
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A general view of Lapugnoy | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lapugnoy | |
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| Coordinates: 50°31′02″N 2°32′28″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Béthune |
| Intercommunality | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Delannoy[1] |
Area 1 | 8.61 km2 (3.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,481 |
| • Density | 404/km2 (1,050/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62489 /62122 |
| Elevation | 24–93 m (79–305 ft) (avg. 37 m or 121 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
A small farming and forestry town, situated some 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Béthune and 33 miles (53 km) southwest of Lille, on the D70 road, by the banks of the Clarence and traversed by the A26 autoroute..
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 2,645 | — |
| 1975 | 3,259 | +3.03% |
| 1982 | 3,375 | +0.50% |
| 1990 | 3,426 | +0.19% |
| 1999 | 3,310 | −0.38% |
| 2007 | 3,289 | −0.08% |
| 2012 | 3,379 | +0.54% |
| 2017 | 3,459 | +0.47% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Places of interest
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.
- The church of St. Vaast, dating from the nineteenth century.
