Cauchy-à-la-Tour

Cauchy-à-la-Tour (El-Cauchie-à-l’Tour; Dutch:"Turringhem" (house of the sons of Turr)) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography
A farming and ex-coalmining village some 10 mi southwest of Béthune and 30 mi southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D183 and the D341 roads.

Places of interest

 * The church of Saint-Pierre, rebuilt after the First World War.
 * The war memorial.
 * Ruins of an old castle.

Notable people

 * Philippe Pétain, marshal of France, was born here on the 24 April 1856.