Enquin-les-Mines (; vls, Enken; pcd, Inquin-les-Mines) is a town and former

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in the

Pas-de-Calais Pas-de-Calais (, " strait of Calais"; pcd, Pas-Calés; also nl, Nauw van Kales) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments ...

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in the

Hauts-de-France Hauts-de-France (; pcd, Heuts-d'Franche; , also ''Upper France'') is the northernmost Regions of France, region of France, created by the territorial reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its Prefectu ...

region of

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. Since January 2017, it is a delegated commune of

Enquin-lez-Guinegatte Enquin-lez-Guinegatte (; vls, Enken-Inwinegate) is a commune in the department of Pas-de-Calais, northern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of Enquin-les-Mines (the seat) and Enguinega ...

. The inhabitants of the town of Enquin-les-Mines are known as ''Enquinois'', ''Enquinoises'' in French. The commune was surrounded by the municipalities of

Erny-Saint-Julien Erny-Saint-Julien (; pcd, Arny-Saint-Julien; vls, Erni) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography A farming village situated southeast of Saint-Omer, at the D158 and D193 crossroads. It ...

Estrée-Blanche Estrée-Blanche (; vls, Strate) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. History Indian cavalry were stationed at Estrée-Blanche during the First World War. Geography Estrée-Blanche is a fa ...

and

Enguinegatte Enguinegatte (; vls, Ingwinegate; pcd, Inguin’gatte or ''Guin’gatte'') is a town and former commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The commune merged with Enquin-les-Mines on 1 January 2017 to fo ...

. The commune merged with the latter of these on 1 January 2017 to form the

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of Enquin-lez-Guinegatte.

Geography

Enquin-les-Mines is a farming village situated 12 miles (19 km) southwest of

Saint-Omer Saint-Omer (; vls, Sint-Omaars) is a commune and sub-prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department in France. It is west-northwest of Lille on the railway to Calais, and is located in the Artois province. The town is named after Saint Audomar, ...

, at the D77 and D158 crossroads, by the banks of the small river

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Population

History

The village was subject to much damage during the siege of

Thérouanne Thérouanne (; vls, Terenburg; Dutch ''Terwaan'') is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It is located west of Aire-sur-la-Lys and south of Saint-Omer, on the D 157 and D 341 road junction. Locate ...

in 1553.
The neighbouring

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s of Fléchinelle and Serny were joined with the commune in 1822.

Places of interest

* The church of St.Omer, dating from the fifteenth century. * Traces of an ancient château. * The fourteenth century Templars farm at Fléchinelle. * The

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at Serny, dating from 1635. * The old

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. * Café Chez Gilberte

Geography

Population

History

Places of interest

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