Cauchy-à-la-Tour

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Cauchy-à-la-Tour is a commune of France, in the Pas-de-Calais département, canton of Auchel, arrondissement of Béthune. Population (1999): 2,891 inhabitants.

It belongs to the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Artois which gathers 58 communes, and has a total population of approximately 200,000.

Marshal Philippe Pétain was born there on April 24, 1856.

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