Annequin

Annequin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

Annequin is a large farming village situated some east of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D61 and the N41 roads.

Coal mining

Excavation of Mine 9 by the Compagnie des mines de Béthune began at Annequin in 1893.
Mine 9 began production in 1896, ventilated by shaft 4bis.
Shaft 12 was started at Annequin in February 1909 and reached a depth of.
It was connected to Mine 9 and was used only for ventilation.
Mine 9 was closed in 1964 and Shaft 12 in 1965.

Population

Sights

The church of St. Martin, dating from the twentieth century.
Remains of a 13th-century castle, destroyed in 1820.
The war memorial.