Annay, Pas-de-Calais

Annay
Coat of arms
Annay
Location within Hauts-de-France region  Annay
Coordinates: 50°27′51″N 2°52′59″E / 50.4642°N 2.8831°E / 50.4642; 2.8831Coordinates: 50°27′51″N 2°52′59″E / 50.4642°N 2.8831°E / 50.4642; 2.8831
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Pas-de-Calais
Arrondissement	Lens
Canton	Lens-Nord-Ouest
Intercommunality	Lens-Liévin
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michèle San Vicente
Area1	4.33 km2 (1.67 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	4,315
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	62033 / 62880
Elevation	21–44 m (69–144 ft) (avg. 27 m or 89 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.

Annay (also referred to as Annay-sous-Lens) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.

Geography

A large farming village, with a large lake and marshes, situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of Lens at the junction of the D917 and D39 roads. The canalized Deûle river forms much of the northeast border of the commune.

Population

Sights

• The church of St. Amé, rebuilt, as was most of the village, after the First World War.
• The war memorial.
• An abandoned protestant church.

See also

• Communes of the Pas-de-Calais department

References

• INSEE commune file

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Annay (Pas-de-Calais).

• Annay on the Quid website (French)
• Website of the Communaupole de Lens-Liévin (French)