Enquin-les-Mines (; vls, Enken; pcd, Inquin-les-Mines) is a town and former
commune
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* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
Pas-de-Calais department in the
Hauts-de-France region of
France
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.
Since January 2017, it is a
delegated commune of
Enquin-lez-Guinegatte.
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
commune nouvelle
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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 Audoma ...
, at the D77 and D158 crossroads, by the banks of the small river
Laquette
The Laquette is a river of northern France, right tributary of the Lys. It is long. It flows into the Lys in Aire-sur-la-Lys
Aire-sur-la-Lys (, literally ''Aire on the Lys''; vls, Ariën-aan-de-Leie) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais d ...
.
"Annuaire-Mairie"
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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. Loca ...
in 1553.
The neighbouring hamlet
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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 watermill
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at Serny, dating from 1635.
* The old coal mine
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.
* Café Chez Gilberte
See also
* Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
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