Enquin-les-Mines (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃kɛ̃ le min]; West Flemish: Enken; Picard: Inquin-les-Mines) is a town and former commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.[2] Since January 2017, it is a delegated commune of Enquin-lez-Guinegatte.[3]
Enquin-les-Mines
Enken | |
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Delegated commune of Enquin-lez-Guinegatte | |
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Coordinates: 50°35′18″N 2°17′11″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Hauts-de-France |
Department | Pas-de-Calais |
Arrondissement | Saint-Omer |
Canton | Fruges |
Commune | Enquin-lez-Guinegatte |
Area 1 | 11.1 km2 (4.3 sq mi) |
Population (2019)[1] | 1,179 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal code | 62145 |
Elevation | 49–118 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."[4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
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. |
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.
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