Annezin

Annezin
Coat of arms
Annezin
Location within Nord-Pas-de-Calais region Annezin
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Béthune
Canton	Béthune-Nord
Intercommunality	Artois
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Daniel Delomez
Area1	6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	5,607
• Density	920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	62035 / 62232
Elevation	18–53 m (59–174 ft) (avg. 24 m or 79 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Annezin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.

Geography

A large suburb situated immediately west of Béthune and 27 miles (43.5 km) southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D943 and the D181E roads.

Population

The inhabitants are called Annezinois.

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	5,253	—
1968	5,399	+2.8%
1975	5,462	+1.2%
1982	5,857	+7.2%
1990	5,859	+0.0%
1999	5,551	−5.3%
2009	5,607	+1.0%

Sights

• The church of St. Martin, dating from the sixteenth century.
• Remains of an old watermill.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

• The CWCG graves in the communal cemetery
• Annezin on the Quid website (French)