Enquin-les-Mines

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Coordinates: 50°35′18″N 2°17′11″E / 50.5883333333, 2.28638888889

Commune of Enquin-les-Mines
Location
Administration
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fauquembergues
Intercommunality	Communauté de communes du Canton de Fauquembergues
Mayor	Philippe Saison
Statistics
Elevation	49 m–118 m (avg. 84 m)
Land area¹	11,1 km²
Population² (1999)	917
- Density	82/km²
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	62295/ 62145
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.

Enquin-les-Mines is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Contents 1 Geography 2 Population 3 History 4 Places of interest 5 See also 6 External links 7 Notes

[edit] Geography

A farming village situated 12 miles (19km) southwest of Saint-Omer, at the D77 and D158 crossroads, by the banks of the small river Laquette.

[edit] Population

Population Evolution

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
862	944	856	825	869	917
Census count starting from 1962 : Population without double counting

[edit] History

The village was subject to much damage during the siege of Thérouanne in 1553.
The neighbouring hamlets of Fléchinelle and Semy were joined with the commune in 1822.

[edit] Places of interest

• The church of St.Omer, dating from the 15th century.
• Traces of an ancient château.
• The 14th century Templars farm at Fléchinelle.
• The watermill at Semy, dating from 1635.
• The old coal mine.
• Café Chez Gilberte

[edit] See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

[edit] External links

• Enquin-les-Mines on the Insee website (French)
• Enquin-les-Mines on the Quid website (French)

[edit] Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on May 10th 2008.