Enquin-les-Mines

Enquin-les-Mines (West Flemish: Enken) is a town and former commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Enquin-les-Mines

Enken
Part of Enquin-lez-Guinegatte
Coat of arms
Location of Enquin-les-Mines
Enquin-les-Mines
Enquin-les-Mines
Coordinates: 50°35′18″N 2°17′11″E
CountryFrance
RegionHauts-de-France
DepartmentPas-de-Calais
ArrondissementSaint-Omer
CantonFruges
CommuneEnquin-lez-Guinegatte
Area
1
11.1 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)[1]
1,169
 • Density110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
62145
Elevation49–118 m (161–387 ft)
(avg. 84 m or 276 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the town of Enquin-les-Mines are known as "Enquinois, Enquinoises."[2]

The commune was surrounded by the municipalities of Erny-Saint-Julien, Estrée-Blanche and Enguinegatte. The commune merged with the latter of these on 1 January 2017 to form the commune nouvelle of Enquin-lez-Guinegatte.[3]

Geography

Enquin-les-Mines is 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.[4]

Population
Historical population of Enquin-les-Mines
Year196219681975198219901999
Population862944856825869917
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
  1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
  2. "Commune"
  3. Arrêté préfectoral 30 June 2016 (in French)
  4. "Annuaire-Mairie"


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