Annay, Pas-de-Calais explained

Annay
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason Annay.svg
Arrondissement:	Lens
Canton:	Lens
Insee:	62033
Postal Code:	62880
Mayor:	Yves Terlat^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Communaupole de Lens-Liévin
Coordinates:	50.4642°N 2.8831°W
Elevation M:	27
Elevation Min M:	21
Elevation Max M:	44
Area Km2:	4.33

Annay (in French pronounced as /anɛ/; also referred to as Annay-sous-Lens, literally Annay under Lens) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.^[2]

Geography

A large farming village, with a large lake and marshes, situated some 3miles 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.

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

External links

• Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/commune/COM62033-annay INSEE commune file