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| Coordinates:50°22′20″N3°30′18″E / 50.3722°N 3.505°E /50.3722; 3.505 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
| Canton | Anzin |
| Intercommunality | CA Valenciennes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2020–2026) | Pierre-Michel Bernard[1] |
Area 1 | 3.64 km2 (1.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 13,183 |
| • Density | 3,620/km2 (9,380/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Anzinois, Anzinoise |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59014 /59410 |
| Elevation | 18–95 m (59–312 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Anzin (French pronunciation:[ɑ̃zɛ̃]; olderDutch:Ansingen;West Flemish:Ansingn) is acommune in theNorddepartment,Hauts-de-France,France.[3] It lies on theScheldt, 2.4 kilometres (1+1⁄2 mi) northwest ofValenciennes, of which it is a suburb.
Anzin was once the centre of importantcoal mines of the Valenciennes basin belonging to the Anzin Company, the formation of which dates to 1717.[4] The commune's first coal layer of the area in 1734. The company of the mines of Anzin (Compagnie des mines d'Anzin) was created in 1757. In 1884 these mines were visited byÉmile Zola, who based his novelGerminal upon his observations. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the metallurgical industries of the place were extensive, and included iron and copper founding and the manufacture of steam-engines, machinery, chain-cables and a great variety of heavy iron goods. There were also glass-works and breweries.[4]
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Bertrand Tavernier directed his filmÇa commence aujourd'hui in Anzin in 1999.
One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Anzin".Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 158.
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