Annay, Pas-de-Calais

Annay
Coat of arms
Annay
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Annay
Coordinates: 50°27′51″N 2°52′59″E / 50.4642°N 2.8831°ECoordinates: 50°27′51″N 2°52′59″E / 50.4642°N 2.8831°E
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Lens-Nord-Ouest
Intercommunality	Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michèle San Vicente
Area^1	4.33 km^2 (1.67 sq mi)
Population (2009)^2	4,315
• Density	1,000/km^2 (2,600/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62033 / 62880
Elevation	21–44 m (69–144 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Annay (also referred to as Annay-sous-Lens) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A large farming village, with a large lake and marshes, situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Lens at the junction of the D917 and D39 roads. The canalized Deûle river forms much of the northeast border of the commune.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	5,064	—
1968	5,236	+3.4%
1975	5,139	−1.9%
1982	4,862	−5.4%
1990	5,132	+5.6%
1999	4,718	−8.1%
2005	4,750	+0.7%
2009	4,315	−9.2%

Sights

• The church of St. Amé, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
• The war memorial.
• An abandoned protestant church.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• Annay on the Quid website (French)
• Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin (French)