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Houchin () is a
commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...
in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of
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Geography

A farming village, situated some south of
Béthune Béthune ( ; archaic and ''Bethwyn'' historically in English) is a city in northern France, sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department. Geography Béthune is located in the former province of Artois. It is situated south-east of Calais, ...
near the junction of the D72 and the D171 roads.


Population


Places of interest

* The church of St.Omer, dating from the seventeenth century. * The
Commonwealth War Graves Commission The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations m ...
cemeteries.


See also

* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department


References


External links


The CWGC military cemetery

The CWGC graves in the communal cemetery
Communes of Pas-de-Calais {{PasdeCalais-geo-stub