Annequin
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais |
| Arrondissement | Béthune |
| Canton | Cambrin |
| Intercommunality | Artois |
| Mayor | Yves Dupont (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 19–38 m (62–125 ft) (avg. 23 m or 75 ft) |
| Land area1 | 3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,343 (2009) |
| - Density | 587 /km2 (1,520 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62034/ 62149 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 50°30′28″N 2°43′33″E / 50.5078°N 2.7258°E
Annequin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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Geography [edit]
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 [edit]
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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 [edit]
- The church of St. Martin, dating from the twentieth century.
- Remains of a 13th century castle, destroyed in 1820.
- The war memorial.
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