Annequin

Annequin (French pronunciation: [ankɛ̃]) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[3]

Annequin
Commune
The church of Annequin
Coat of arms
Location of Annequin
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Coordinates: 50°30′28″N 2°43′33″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Douvrin
Intercommunality	CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Yves Dupont[1]
Area 1	3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,147
• Density	540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	62034 /62149
Elevation	19–38 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 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.^[4]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,101	—
1975	1,897	−1.45%
1982	1,912	+0.11%
1990	2,086	+1.09%
1999	2,157	+0.37%
2007	2,331	+0.97%
2012	2,413	+0.69%
2017	2,201	−1.82%
Source: INSEE[5]

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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department