- 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 theNord-Pas-de-Calais region ofFrance .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 in1553 .
The neighbouringhamlet s of Fléchinelle and Semy were joined with the commune in1822 .Places of interest
* The church of St.Omer, dating from the
15th century .
* Traces of an ancient château.
* The14th century Templars farm at Fléchinelle.
* Thewatermill at Semy, dating from1635 .
* The oldcoal mine .
* Café Chez GilberteSee 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] frNotes
*"This article is based on the equivalent article from the
French Wikipedia , consulted on May 10th 2008."
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