Aniche

Aniche
region	Hauts-de-France
Department	North
Arrondissement	Douai
Canton	Aniche (main town)
Community association	Cœur d'Ostre event
Coordinates	50 ° 20 ′ N , 3 ° 15 ′ E Coordinates: 50 ° 20 ′ N , 3 ° 15 ′ E
height	26-71 m
surface	6.52 km 2
Residents	10,244 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	1,571 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	59580
INSEE code	59008
Website	https://www.aniche.fr/
	; Saint-Martin church in Aniche

Aniche ( Dutch : Anik ) is a French municipality with 10,244 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France . Since the reorganization of the French cantons in 2015, the municipality has been the capital of the newly created canton Aniche .

geography

Aniche is located in the Ostervant countryside and is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Bruille-lez-Marchiennes in the north, Abscon in the northeast and east, Mastaing in the southeast, Émerchicourt in the south and southwest and Auberchicourt in the west and northwest. The community lies on a seismic rift. In December 1893 there was an earthquake.

history

In 1103 the place is first mentioned as Anic . During the Hundred Years War , the place sided with the English and was then conquered by the people of Douai , who were connected to France .

Population development
year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2011
Residents	10,419	10.190	9,690	9,533	9,672	9,768	10,509

Attractions

With the Idéal Cinéma - Jacques Tati , Aniche has probably the oldest cinema in the world.

Community partnerships

We have partnerships with the following municipalities:

Nový Bor , Liberec Region, Czech Republic
Bobingen , Bavaria, Germany

Personalities

Frédéric Deloffre (1921–2008), Romance studies and literary scholar
Lazare Gianessi (1925–2009), Italian-French football player

literature

Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 642-643.

Web links

Commons : Aniche - collection of images, videos and audio files