Couvin

Couvin
	Couvin
	Couvin
State :	Belgium
Region :	Wallonia
Province :	Namur
District :	Philippeville
Coordinates :	50 ° 3 ′ N , 4 ° 30 ′ E Coordinates: 50 ° 3 ′ N , 4 ° 30 ′ E
Area :	206.93 km²
Residents:	13,747 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density:	66 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	5660
Prefix:	060
Mayor:	Raymond Douniaux ( PS )
; Local government address :	Center administratif ; Avenue de la Liberation, 2 ; 5660 Couvin
Website:	www.couvin.be

Couvin is a municipality in the province of Namur in the Walloon part of Belgium .

It consists of the districts Couvin, Aublain, Boussu-en-Fagne, Brûly, Brûly-de-Pesche, Cul-des-Sarts, Dailly, Frasnes-lez-Couvin , Gonrieux, Mariembourg , Pesche, Petigny, Petite-Chapelle and Presgaux .

history

In June 1940, in the hamlet of Brûly-de-Pesche, the Führer headquarters Wolfsschlucht 1 was located , from which Hitler commanded the last phase of his French campaign. At that time, Brûly-de-Pesche comprised three houses, a hostel, a school, church and rectory as well as a few farms. Its 119 residents were evacuated within three hours on May 28, 1940. Hitler had a bunker built here, but he only entered it once to confirm that it was completed. On June 28, 1940, Hitler finally withdrew.

people

Watriquet Brassenel de Couvin (* before 1300), French poet of the 14th century, author of Fatras
Jean-Baptiste Piron (1896–1974), Belgian lieutenant general and commander of the Belgian armed forces in Germany

Web links

Commons : Couvin - collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website of the municipality of Couvin

Individual evidence

↑ Pierre Stéphany: La Belgique en cents coups d'oeil . Éditions Racine, Brussels 2006, ISBN 2-87386-445-1

Couvin: The Eau Noire River and Rue de la Falaise

[1] Pierre Stéphany: La Belgique en cents coups d'oeil . Éditions Racine, Brussels 2006, ISBN 2-87386-445-1