Annequin () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.INSEE commune file
Geography Annequin is a large farming (and ex-mining) village situated some east of Béthune and southwest of Lille, at the junction of the D61 and the N41 roads.
Coal mining
Excavation of Mine 9 by the Compagnie des mines de Béthune began at Annequin in 1893. Mine 9 began production in 1896, ventilated by shaft 4bis. Shaft 12 was started at Annequin in February 1909 and reached a depth of . It was connected to Mine 9 and was used only for ventilation. Mine 9 was closed in 1964 and Shaft 12 in 1965.
Population
Sights The church of St. Martin, dating from the twentieth century. Remains of a 13th-century castle, destroyed in 1820. The war memorial.
See also Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department
References
External links
The CWGC communal cemetery