Aniche | |
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.JPG) The Church of Saint-Martin | |
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Location of Aniche  | |
  Aniche  Aniche | |
| Coordinates: 50°19′50″N 3°15′07″E / 50.3306°N 3.2519°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Douai |
| Canton | Aniche |
| Intercommunality | CC Cœur d'Ostrevent |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Xavier Bartoszek[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.52 km2 (2.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 9,997 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59008 /59580 |
| Elevation | 26–71 m (85–233 ft) (avg. 65 m or 213 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Aniche (French pronunciation: [aniʃ]; Picard: In-niche) is a commune in the Nord département in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.[3]
The commune, located in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais mining area, long lived on the mining of coal with fourteen pits on its territory. Eleven pits were owned by the Aniche Mining Company and three by the Compagnie des mines d'Azincourt (Agincourt Mining Company).
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Commune d'Aniche (59008), INSEE