Annequin
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Annequin | ||
| Coordinates: 50°30′28″N 2°43′33″E / 50.5078°N 2.7258°ECoordinates: 50°30′28″N 2°43′33″E / 50.5078°N 2.7258°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Béthune | |
| Canton | Cambrin | |
| Intercommunality | Artois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Yves Dupont | |
| Area1 | 3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi) | |
| Population (2009)2 | 2,343 | |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62034 / 62149 | |
| Elevation |
19–38 m (62–125 ft) (avg. 23 m or 75 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Annequin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
Geography
A large farming (and ex-mining) village situated some 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Béthune and 22 miles (35.4 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D61 and the N41 roads.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 1,977 | — |
| 1968 | 2,101 | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 1,897 | −9.7% |
| 1982 | 1,912 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 2,086 | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 2,157 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 2,343 | +8.6% |
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
References
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