Annay, Pas-de-Calais

Annay
Annay
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Annay
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Lens-Nord-Ouest
Intercommunality	Lens-Liévin
Mayor	Michèle San Vicente (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	21–44 m (69–144 ft) (avg. 27 m/89 ft)
Land area1	4.33 km2 (1.67 sq mi)
Population2	4,750  (2005)
- Density	1,097 /km2 (2,840 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62033/ 62880
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 of Annay, Pas-de-Calais

Year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2005
Population	5064	5236	5139	4862	5132	4718	4750
From the year 1962 on: population without double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once.

Places of interest

• 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)