Enquin-les-Mines

French commune
name= Enquin-les-Mines
region=
departement=
arrondissement=
canton= Fauquembergues
insee=62295
cp=62145
maire=Philippe Saison
mandat=
intercomm=Communauté de communes du Canton de Fauquembergues
longitude=2.28638888889
latitude=50.5883333333
alt moy=84 m
alt mini=49 m
alt maxi=118 m
hectares=1110
km²=11,1
sans=917
date-sans=1999
dens=82|

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

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.

Population

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.

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

See also

Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

External links

* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=62295&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Enquin-les-Mines on the Insee website] fr
* [http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=detail&id=26793&req=Enquin-les-Mines Enquin-les-Mines on the Quid website] fr

Notes

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