Anhiers
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Douai | |
| Canton | Orchies | |
| Community association | Douaisis | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 24 ' N , 3 ° 9' E | |
| height | 17-22 m | |
| surface | 1.71 km 2 | |
| Residents | 898 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 525 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59194 | |
| INSEE code | 59007 | |
Anhiers is a French municipality with 898 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Douai and the Canton of Orchies . The inhabitants are called Anhiersois .
geography
Anhiers is located on the canalised Scarpe in the Scarpe-Schelde Regional Nature Park . Anhiers is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Râches in the north and northwest, Flines-lez-Raches in the east and northeast, Lallaing in the south and southeast and Douai in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 888 | 777 | 754 | 687 | 954 | 985 | 993 | 959 |
Attractions
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste church
- Colliery No. 2 of the Flines mines, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the North of France Coal District since 2012
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literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 641-642.
Web links
Commons : Anhiers - collection of images, videos and audio files
