Enquin-les-Mines
Enken | |
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Town hall | |
![]() Location of Enquin-les-Mines | |
| Coordinates: 50°35′18″N 2°17′11″E / 50.5883°N 2.2864°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) |
| Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 118 m (387 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 49 m (161 ft) |
| Population (2022) | 1,149 |
| • Density | 104/km2 (268/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 62145 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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. 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, Estrée-Blanche and Enguinegatte. The commune merged with Enguinegatte on 1 January 2017 to form the commune nouvelle of Enquin-lez-Guinegatte.
Enquin-les-Mines is a farming village situated 12 miles (19 km) southwest of Saint-Omer, by the banks of the small river Laquette.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 1,026 | — |
| 1968 | 944 | −1.38% |
| 1975 | 856 | −1.39% |
| 1982 | 825 | −0.53% |
| 1990 | 869 | +0.65% |
| 1999 | 917 | +0.60% |
| 2006 | 975 | +0.88% |
| 2022 | 1,149 | +1.03% |
| Source: EHESS and INSEE | ||