Annequin

Annequin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography
Annequin is a large farming (and ex-mining) village situated some 4 mi east of Béthune and 22 mi 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 520 m. It was connected to Mine 9 and was used only for ventilation. Mine 9 was closed in 1964 and Shaft 12 in 1965.

Sights

 * The church of St. Martin, dating from the twentieth century.
 * Remains of a 13th-century castle, destroyed in 1820.
 * The war memorial.