Annequin

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Annequin
Aneken
Annequin's coat of arms
Annequin (France)
Annequin
region Hauts-de-France
Department Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement Bethune
Canton Douvrin
Community association Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys novels
Coordinates 50 ° 30 ′  N , 2 ° 44 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 30 ′  N , 2 ° 44 ′  E
height 19-38 m
surface 3.99 km 2
Residents 2,201 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 552 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 62149
INSEE code 62034

Annequin Town Hall

Annequin ( West Flemish : Aneken) is a French municipality with 2201 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Pas-de-Calais in the region of Hauts-de-France ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Béthune and the Béthune-Bruay community, Artois-Lys Romane .

geography

Annequin is located in the densely populated northern French coalfield between the cities of Béthune , Lens and Lille . Immediately north of Annequin, the Canal d'Aire à La Bassée runs as part of the major shipping route Dunkirk-Scheldt . The surroundings of Annequin are mostly flat and only a few meters above sea level; to the south the terrain rises gradually. The highest point in the 3.99 km² municipal area is a 50 m high spoil dump. In the north of the municipality, remnants of former alluvial forests can be found on swampy ground. The districts of le Petit Sailly and Rue de Gorre belong to Annequin as well as a large part of the workers' settlement Cité du N ° 9 Neighboring communities of Annequin are Beuvry in the north, Festubert and Cuinchy in the northeast, Cambrin in the east, Noyelles-lès-Vermelles in the southeast, Mazingarbe in the South and Sailly-Labourse to the west.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2017
Residents 2225 2101 1897 1912 2086 2157 2332 2201
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

Houses of the workers' settlement
Cité N ° 9
Church of St. Martin in Annequin
  • Cité du N ° 9 workers' settlement including the school and pharmacy, UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2012 .
  • St. Martin's Church from the early 20th century

Economy and Infrastructure

There are 22 retail businesses in the municipality.

The D 941 trunk road from Béthune to Douvrin runs through the community of Annequin . Eight kilometers west of Annequin there is a connection to the Autoroute A 26 from Calais to Reims . The two kilometers from Annequin remote station in Cuinchy is located on the railway line from Lille to Abbeville ( Ligne de Fives à Abbeville ).

supporting documents

  1. ↑ Annequin on cassini.ehess.fr
  2. ↑ Annequin on insee.fr
  3. ↑ Retail outlets on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

Commons : Annequin (Pas-de-Calais)  - Collection of images