Annequin

Annequin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Annequin
Commune
The church of Annequin
Coat of arms
Location of Annequin
Annequin
Annequin
Coordinates: 50°30′28″N 2°43′33″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementBéthune
CantonDouvrin
IntercommunalityCommunauté d'agglomération de Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Yves Dupont
Area
1
3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
2,201
 • Density550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
62034 /62149
Elevation19–38 m (62–125 ft)
(avg. 23 m or 75 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Annequin is a large farming (and ex-mining) village situated some 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Béthune and 22 miles (35.4 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D61 and the N41 roads.

Coal mining

Excavation of Mine 9 by the Compagnie des mines de Béthune began at Annequin in 1893. Mine 9 began production in 1896, ventilated by shaft 4bis. Shaft 12 was started at Annequin in February 1909 and reached a depth of 520 metres (1,710 ft). It was connected to Mine 9 and was used only for ventilation. Mine 9 was closed in 1964 and Shaft 12 in 1965.[2]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,977—    
19682,101+6.3%
19751,897−9.7%
19821,912+0.8%
19902,086+9.1%
19992,157+3.4%
20062,332+8.1%
20092,343+0.5%
20112,389+2.0%
20152,297−3.9%

Sights
  • The church of St. Martin, dating from the twentieth century.
  • Remains of a 13th-century castle, destroyed in 1820.
  • The war memorial.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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