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Aniche
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Aniche (; ) is a commune in the Nord département in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
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Aniche is a commune in France, situated within the Nord department and the arrondissement of Douai. It serves as the capital of the canton of Aniche. The town covers an area of 6.52 square kilometers and stands at an elevation of 71 meters above sea level. It shares borders with the communes of Bruille-lez-Marchiennes, Somain, Abscon, and Auberchicourt.
The population of Aniche is recorded as 10,536, comprising 4,917 males and 5,327 females. The postal code for the area is 59580. Aniche maintains twinned relationships with Nový Bor and Bobingen. The commune is located in the Hauts-de-France region.
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Place details
- Locality
- Aniche
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 10,108
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Aniche
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Aniche 59.svg
- French commune.image
- Église Saint-Martin - Aniche.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The Church of Saint-Martin
- French commune.arrondissement
- Douai
- French commune.canton
- Aniche
- French commune.INSEE
- 59008
- French commune.postal code
- 59580
- French commune.mayor
- Xavier Bartoszek
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC Cœur d'Ostrevent
- French commune.elevation m
- 65
- French commune.elevation min m
- 26
- French commune.elevation max m
- 71
- French commune.area km2
- 6.52
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Aniche
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Douai
- Population
- 9963
- Area
- 6.52
- Elevation
- 46
- Capital of
- canton of Aniche
- Shares border with
- Émerchicourt
- Official website
- www.aniche.fr
- Image
- Mairie d'Aniche (24354).jpg
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- Commons category
- Aniche
- topic's main category
- Category:Aniche
- postal code
- 59580
- twinned administrative body
- Bobingen
- associated electoral district
- canton of Aniche
- male population
- 4917
- female population
- 5327
- P8168
- Bianca Hein
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-27-99-91-11
- fax number
- +33-3-27-91-09-11
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Encyclopedic overview
23 sectionsContents
- History
- [[Middle Ages]]
- [[Cartulary]] of Duke [[Charles de Croy]]
- From the 16th century to the Revolution
- 18th century
- From the 19th century to the present day
- Heraldry
- Geography
- Geology and terrain
- Communications and transport
- Neighbouring communes and villages
- Toponymy
- Administration
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Demography
- Distribution of age groups
- Culture and heritage
- Sites and monuments
- Notable people linked to the commune
- Folklore
- See also
- References
- External links
Aniche (; ) is a commune in the Nord département in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France.
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).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aniche” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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