Metz-en-Couture

Metz-en-Couture
Commune
View of Metz-en-Couture from the fields
Coat of arms
Location of Metz-en-Couture
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Coordinates: 50°04′06″N 3°03′52″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Arras
Canton	Bapaume
Intercommunality	CC Sud-Artois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Michel Lalisse
Area 1	10.73 km2 (4.14 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	609
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62572 /62124
Elevation	90–134 m (295–440 ft) (avg. 136 m or 446 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Metz-en-Couture is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Metz-en-Couture is situated 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D7 and the D17 roads.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	714	—
1975	647	−1.40%
1982	575	−1.67%
1990	605	+0.64%
1999	602	−0.06%
2007	628	+0.53%
2012	655	+0.85%
2017	664	+0.27%
Source: INSEE

Places of interest

• The church of St.Nicholas, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
• The Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

• The CWGC cemetery
• Metz-en-Couture official website (in French)