Enquin-les-Mines

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]

Enquin-les-Mines Enken
Delegated commune of Enquin-lez-Guinegatte
Coat of arms
Location of Enquin-les-Mines
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Coordinates: 50°35′18″N 2°17′11″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Saint-Omer
Canton	Fruges
Commune	Enquin-lez-Guinegatte
Area 1	11.1 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]	1,149
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	62145
Elevation	49–118 m (161–387 ft) (avg. 84 m or 276 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Historical population of Enquin-les-Mines

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

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department