Enquin-les-Mines
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Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region  Enquin-les-Mines | ||
| Coordinates: 50°35′18″N 2°17′11″E / 50.5883°N 2.2864°ECoordinates: 50°35′18″N 2°17′11″E / 50.5883°N 2.2864°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardie | |
| Department | Pas-de-Calais | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Omer | |
| Canton | Fauquembergues | |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de communes du Canton de Fauquembergues | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Philippe Saison | |
| Area1 | 11.1 km2 (4.3 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999)2 | 917 | |
| • Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 62295 / 62145 | |
| Elevation |
49–118 m (161–387 ft) (avg. 84 m or 276 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. | ||
Enquin-les-Mines is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
The inhabitants of the town of Enquin-les-Mines are "Enquinois, Enquinoises."[1]
Geography
A farming village situated 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D77 and D158 crossroads, by the banks of the small river Laquette.
Its surrounded by the municipalities of Erny-Saint-Julien, Estrée-Blanche and Enguinegatte, Enquin-les-Mines is located 18 km southeast of Saint-Omer's largest city nearby. [2]
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| Population | 862 | 944 | 856 | 825 | 869 | 917 |
| From the year 1962 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. | ||||||
History
The village was subject to much damage during the siege of Thérouanne in 1553.
The neighbouring hamlets of Fléchinelle and Serny were joined with the commune in 1822.
Places of interest
- The church of St.Omer, dating from the fifteenth century.
- Traces of an ancient château.
- The fourteenth century Templars farm at Fléchinelle.
- The watermill at Serny, dating from 1635.
- The old coal mine.
- Café Chez Gilberte
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Enquin-les-Mines. |
- INSEE commune file
- Enquin-les-Mines on the Insee website (French)
- Enquin-les-Mines on the Quid website (French)