Annequin () is a

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in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of

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Geography

Annequin is a large farming (and ex-mining) village situated some east of Béthune and southwest of

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, at the junction of the D61 and the N41 roads.

Coal mining

Excavation of Mine 9 by the

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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.

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