Coordinates: 50°30′28″N 2°43′33″E / 50.5077777778°N 2.72583333333°E
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Commune of Annequin |
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  Annequin
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| Administration | |
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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) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 19–38 m (62–120 ft) (avg. 23 m/75 ft) |
| Land area1 | 3.99 km2 (1.54 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 2,157 (1999) |
| - Density | 541 /km² (1,400 /sq mi) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| 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 sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Annequin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.
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Geography
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
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 1977 | 2101 | 1897 | 1912 | 2086 | 2157 |
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Places of interest
- 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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