Lapugnoy

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

Lapugnoy
Commune
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  (2022)[2]	3,500
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/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

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
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.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department