Mouchin
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Lille | |
| Canton | Templeuve | |
| Community association | Pévèle-Carembault | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 31 ' N , 3 ° 18' E | |
| height | 23-54 m | |
| surface | 9.19 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,392 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 151 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59310 | |
| INSEE code | 59419 | |
| Website | https://www.mairie-mouchin.fr/ | |
 Mairie Mouchin |
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Mouchin is a commune in northern France . It belongs to the Hauts-de-France region ( Nord-Pas-de-Calais before 2016 ), the Nord department , the Lille arrondissement and the Templeuve canton ( Cysoing until 2015 ). The residents call themselves Mouchinois .
The former national roads 50 and 355 lead via Mouchin.
Neighboring communities
Mouchin borders Belgium to the northeast and east . The neighboring French municipalities are Bachy in the northwest, Aix-en-Pévèle in the southeast, Nomain in the southwest and Genech in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2013 |
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| Residents | 1,058 | 1,034 | 1.005 | 1,160 | 1,334 | 1,340 | 1,351 | 1,401 |
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church
- War memorial
Son of the place
- Alexandre-Hippolyte-Xavier Monnet (1812–1849), Superior General of the Spiritans and Vicar Apostolic of Madagascar
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 606-607.
Web links
Commons : Mouchin - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Monuments historiques (objects) in Mouchin in the base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture