Couvin

Couvin is a municipality and city of Wallonia in the province of Namur, Belgium. On 1 January 2018 it had 13,782 inhabitants over a total area of 206.93 square kilometres, which makes it the second largest municipality of Belgium by surface area after Tournai. The municipality is made up of the districts of Aublain, Boussu-en-Fagne, Brûly, Brûly-de-Pesche, Couvin, Cul-des-Sarts, Dailly, Frasnes-lez-Couvin, Gonrieux, Mariembourg, Pesche, Petigny, Petite-Chapelle and Presgaux. Couvin railway station gives the town a direct rail link to Charleroi, and the line ends there. Visitors come for the Chemin de fer à vapeur des Trois Vallées heritage railway, one end of which is at Mariembourg, for the Brasserie des Fagnes brewery, and for caves in the area including the Trou de l'Abîme and the Neptune Caves. At Brûly-de-Pesche stands Wolfsschlucht I, known locally as Hitler's Bunker, which was used as a military headquarters during the Battle of France.