Annequin | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Image Coat Of Arms: | Blason Annequin.svg |
Arrondissement: | Béthune |
Canton: | Douvrin |
Insee: | 62034 |
Postal Code: | 62149 |
Mayor: | Yves Dupont[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Intercommunality: | CA Béthune-Bruay, Artois-Lys Romane |
Coordinates: | 50.5078°N 2.7258°W |
Elevation M: | 23 |
Elevation Min M: | 19 |
Elevation Max M: | 38 |
Area Km2: | 3.99 |
Annequin (in French pronounced as /ankɛ̃/) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2]
Annequin is a large farming (and ex-mining) village situated some 4miles east of Béthune and 22miles southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D61 and the N41 roads.
Excavation of Mine 9 by the Compagnie des mines de Béthune began at Annequin in 1893.Mine 9 began production in 1896, ventilated by shaft 4bis.Shaft 12 was started at Annequin in February 1909 and reached a depth of .It was connected to Mine 9 and was used only for ventilation.Mine 9 was closed in 1964 and Shaft 12 in 1965.