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]
The inhabitants of the town of Enquin-les-Mines are known as Enquinois, Enquinoises in French.[4]
The commune was surrounded by the municipalities of Erny-Saint-Julien, Estrée-Blanche and Enguinegatte. The commune merged with Enguinegatte on 1 January 2017 to form the commune nouvelle of Enquin-lez-Guinegatte.[5]
Geography
Enquin-les-Mines is a farming village situated 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, by the banks of the small river Laquette.
Population
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||||||
See also
References
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Enquin-les-Mines, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Commune déléguée d'Enquin-les-Mines, INSEE
- ^ Pas-de-Calais, habitants.fr
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 30 June 2016 (in French)
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