Annay, Pas-de-Calais

French commune
name= Annay
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton= Lens-Nord-Ouest
insee=62033
cp= 62880
maire=Michèle San Vicente
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Communaupole de Lens-Liévin
longitude=2.88305555556
latitude=50.4641666667
alt moy= 27
alt mini= 21
alt maxi= 44
hectares= 433
km²= 4,33
sans=4,750
date-sans=2005
dens=1099
date-dens=2005

Annay (also referred to as Annay-sous-Lens) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais "département" in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A large farming village, with a large lake and marshes, situated some convert|3|mi|km|1 northeast of Lens at the junction of the D917 and D39 roads. The canalized Deûle river forms much of the northeast border of the commune.

Population

Places of interest

* The church of St.Amé, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
* The war memorial.
* An abandoned protestant church.

See also

*Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

Notes

*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on July 31st 2008."

External links

* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26532&req=Annay Annay on the Quid website] fr
* [http://www.agglo-lenslievin.fr Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin] fr